Sharing Economy News: February 2015

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Warren Buffett sees profit rise in 2014 – Financieele Dagblad (Registration)

Berkshire Hathaway has made more profit in 2014, but it experienced a difficult fourth quarter. This turned out Saturday in the annual results of the renowned investment fund headed by Warren Buffett.

Omaha The oracle spoke of a “good year “with the exception of railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), the largest investment by Berkshire Hathaway outside the insurance industry. To boost the results of BNSF will next year a whopping $ 6 billion invested in the company. Furthermore, the company delivered $ 444 million on investments in the British supermarket chain Tesco, whose share in the past year greatly

reduced in value.

Throughout 2014 Berkshire Hathaway posted a net profit of $ 19.9 billion, compared to $ 19.5 billion a year earlier. A slight disappointment was the fourth quarter, $ 4.2 billion contributed to the annual profit. That was 17% less than in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Party Year

Warren Buffett (84) wants to make 2015 a year of celebration for Berkshire Hathaway. Exactly fifty years ago, he got the lead in the group, then an unprofitable textile producer. Buffett formed the company to his personal investment vehicle, which became one of the world’s largest companies, with a market value of over $ 360 billion.

Berkshire Hathaway Heef interests in more than 80 companies, including insurance companies, construction companies and food companies.

Infringement ASML can “enormous consequences” have on the economy, ‘This is … – BBC News

Infringement ASML can "enormous consequences" have on the economy, 'This is … – BBC News

Veldhoven – The intrusion of Chinese hackers in the high-tech company ASML Veldhoven is just the tip of the iceberg. That says privacy expert Arnold Roosendaal from Tilburg, who is affiliated with research institute TNO. ASML would be hacked by Chinese state hackers. “If this is true, this can have enormous consequences for the Dutch economy in the technology sector,” he told BBC News.

The hackers would have much information about high technology machines for chip spoil, Tweakers reported Friday. This is dangerous, says Roosendaal.

“If they distort those chips or self Lodge in the Chinese market, that will undoubtedly affect the position ASML occupies as high-tech company,” the hack expert explains.

Years preparation
According Roosendaal is likely that a Chinese company in the long term with the same technology as ASML comes up and claims that it comes from their own case.

The hack is probably negotiated on behalf of the Chinese government, as reported by various sources. Also Roosendaal eight real chance that the Chinese government was behind the attack. “It should be noted that hacker attacks are difficult to trace. Here you can safely for months, if not years of preparation have been in. “

Ethical Hackers
The attack was aimed at the Dutch branch of the business, although according to one source also attacked the French branch of ASML. “How big the impact is actually the remains to be seen. The fact remains that ASML and other technology companies to prepare themselves well for next hacker attacks. “

Companies can

prepare in various ways, securing, Roosendaal explains. “You can take ethical hackers to find out how much everything is secure. In addition, keep your important data separately, so hackers difficult to reach. “

More often prevent
speaker Roosendaal will play an important role when it comes to awareness businesses and people in the field of technology. “In the coming years we will hear a lot more of this kind of messages. This trend will only increase. We must all guard against. “

No comments
Also Saturday wild ASML opposite Omroep Brabant not comment on the hack. The company would not confirm that it was actually hacked.

“ASML notes protection very seriously and we are constantly working to improve our defenses against hackers and our detection capacity,” the company said Thursday already know.

Chinese hacking unit would be responsible
The hack could have been part of a series of cyber attacks on European tech companies. These were carried out by a group with ties to the Chinese government. Probably going to PLA Unit 61486, Chinese hackers unit longtime tech companies hacks.

ASML is the market leader when it comes to making machines for chip production. Big players like Samsung, Intel and TSMC are customers of the company.

Official: Saturday, February 28, 2015 – 18:42
Modified: Saturday, February 28, 2015 – 20:29
Author: Sebastian Quekel

Again laugh with Varoufakis and Greek soap – The Standard

The real ‘yo homie, rap battle “of the Netherlandish satire program Cojones earlier this week put a smile on our face when sometimes some technical matter that the Greek crisis is late. From German corner is now again a video clip that come naturally if possible one

better do on top. The video shows the German people themselves to it and begs for mercy from the ‘cool, über cool “Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. To Smile!

“Chinese hackers broke into producer ASML ‘- nrc.nl

"Chinese hackers broke into producer ASML '- nrc.nl

A worker in the dust-free room, called the clean room, where the chips are made of producer ASML. Photo: Reuters / Lex van Lieshout

Domestic Foreign

Chinese state hackers have broken into the Dutch producer ASML. That report anonymous sources across technology site Tweakers and the NIS.

The attack would have focused on the Dutch branch of the company. One source is the French branch of ASML attacked. The hackers in the attack possible information about high technology machines for chip captured

The anonymous sources Tweakers quotes are inconclusive regarding the impact of the hack: according to two sources, the impact is great;. as it is rather another source and it is unlikely that the government hackers had something stolen documents.

TVNZ the messages has so far been unable to confirm. Technology Editor Marc

Hijink:

There is no reporting requirement for this type of hacks. A company like ASML does not need to say that the victim of corporate espionage. The semiconductor industry, which annually $ 360 billion in revenues, is generally protected very strict. That certainly applies to ASML, which also has information on the production of its customers

It is certain that the technological knowledge ASML in the house is valuable.; the company has a market share of 80 percent and the EUV program is the basis of the next generation of lithography machines that can produce chips with precise patterns. On that basis, ASML expects annual sales in 2020 to double to 10 billion.

ASML would not comment on the message.

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India increases defense budget, wants to counterbalance China – nrc.nl

An air base in Bangalore, India. Photo EPA / Jagadeesh NV

World

India will spend more on defense. The defense budget goes on 1 April by 7.9 percent up, announced Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the presentation of the budget for next year. The Indian government wants to try to close the gap with China, which for years investing in, among other ships and submarines for the Indian Ocean.

The budget increases to 2.47 trillion rupees, converted 35.6 billion euro, reports Reuters. The Indian armed forces asking for years for investments in the military in the form of ships, artillery and warplanes. The Army and Navy warned that the expansion and modernization went too slow.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has since taking

office last year showed a strong determination to modernize the Indian armed forces, NRC correspondent wrote in India Joeri Boom (€ ) earlier this month after the publication of a number of major defense projects. Thus, the Indian government gave its approval to the construction of advanced naval vessels worth over 7 billion. Earlier, according to Indian media had already decided to build additional nuclear submarines.

Both projects are seen as a response to the activities of the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean, wrote tree.

India feels threatened by the growing Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean. Late last year, gave Sri Lanka, just below India’s southernmost point, permission for mooring Chinese submarines. This resulted in India for concern

Read more about this.: China; India; force

Friday, February 27, 2015

Majority German parliament for renewal Greek aid – NU.nl

542 members voted in favor, 32 MPs were against and there were 13 abstentions Friday. It is the largest majority ever a vote against the euro crisis.

The result is as expected. Some MPs had expressed their doubts, but most parties seemed to be already. The Lower House in the Netherlands voted Wednesday for an extension of the Greek aid.

The Greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis, said Friday on Greek television that the reform plans of the government aware are written vaguely. That prevents them from being rejected by the parliaments of the euro countries

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The idea is called according to him ” productive ambiguity ‘. Varoufakis cites as an example a conversation he had in his own words with a

representative of an undisclosed euroland in Brussels.

That suggested to use a fuzzy number in one of the austerity proposals because a high number would not be realistic, but a low number would not come through the parliaments.

These parliaments are expected to quickly make clear whether they agree with the plans to the extent that they have not done. If the plans make it, the emergency aid for Greece will be extended by four months

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By: NU.nl/ANP

Producer ASML hacked by Chinese government, “Possibly … – BBC News

Producer ASML hacked by Chinese government, "Possibly … – BBC News

Veldhoven – ASML in Veldhoven has been hacked by Chinese state hackers. Reported Tweakers from multiple anonymous sources. The hackers were possible information about high technology machines for chip production have been captured.

According to Tweakers the attack would be aimed at the Dutch branch of the company. According to one source would the French branch of ASML are attacked. The coverage of Tweakers is not confirmed by ASML also denied.

Also Friday ASML would not comment on the message. “ASML notes protection very seriously and we are constantly working to improve our defenses against hackers and our detection capacity,” the company said.

Leader ASML owns valuable information
ASML is the market leader when it comes to making machines for chip production. Big players like Samsung, Intel and TSMC are customers of the company. Why ASML is hacked, it is not yet clear.

According to two sources would potentially sensitive

documents were stolen. According to another source, the impact is, and it is unlikely that the government hackers have something stolen documents.

Several security companies and the FBI investigated the attacks. According to one source would be information on the operation of EUV technology are captured. With this technology, small details on chips are made. This technology is very valuable for the tech industry.

Publication: Friday, February 27, 2015 – 19:26
Modified: Friday, February 27, 2015 – 23:58
Author: Bert Doorn

ABN Amro allows homebuyers old co-finance outstanding debt – Telegraaf.nl

AMSTERDAM –

ABN Amro gives the recovering housing an additional move in the back. Customers of other banks aanhikken against a residual debt if they sell their home, they can blame from today at ABN Amro obtain financing for a new mortgage at a competitive interest rate

“Our own mortgage customers have this capability already By this now for other homeowners as possible, we hope to boost the flow on the housing market.” says Jan Baars, director of mortgages at ABN Amro. He estimates that tens of thousands of consumers want to make use of the offer.

Many people currently have plans to move because attracts the housing, their housing needs have changed and interest rates are historically low. But for one million homeowners threatened a residual debt if they move. Their mortgage debt is in fact higher than the value of their home.

“Nearly half of young homeowners faced with them. Many of them are the last few years to earn more, but they have the bad luck that they bought their house at the peak of the market. Therefore, they are stuck in their house just now attracts the housing again. With our offer, we want to help them on their way to their next home, “said mortgages boss Van Baars.

ABN Amro this water heater has a mortgage, including outstanding debt, which is a maximum of 115% of the market value of their new home . According to Van Baars applies only on condition that the income of the homeowner should be sufficient to carry the mortgage payments and must be repaid the outstanding debt in fifteen years. The co-finance the remaining debt at ABN Amro and subsidiary Florius is possible for mortgages, but also without NHG.

‘No additional interest

If all conditions are met, ABN brings Amro homeowners no extra charge interest on their outstanding debt. “We charge the regular rate. For a NHG mortgage with a fixed interest rate period of ten years, which is currently 2.7%, “Van Baars.

According to him make existing customers of ABN Amro al ‘piecemeal’ use of the offer. Eight in ten consumers who do approach a bank, be aged between 30 and 45 years. The average outstanding debt that they want to co-finance amounts to € 30,000.

Thanks to a measure of minister Block (Housing) their outstanding debt homeowners can also fifteen years remain tax deductible. Baars: “We hope that all these nudges in the back of transfer students

should also ensure that they will say. Now I dare ‘t in order to purchase another home”

Rabobank and ING

Rabobank also allows a reaction to make a distinction between existing and new customers to co-finance a residual debt into their mortgage. “Provided that obviously is financially sound. The affordability of the mortgage is paramount,” said a spokeswoman of Rabobank.

At ING, new customers can only knock with a residual debt if their mortgage lender is no longer active.

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Tax authorities make tax easier – Parool.nl

27-02-15 15:38 pm – Source: Reuters

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The Tax makes doing your tax return for the income tax easier. People now have a month extra time to do their tax return (May 1) declaration may also on a new personal page with the tax and for whom all has a straightforward declaration there is an app. Returns via the downloader and paper can moreover still.

From Sunday, March 1st, also consult the already pre-populated data by the tax authorities or download. It is still important to check which numbers well, but who are not married in a year or

divorced, no house has bought or sold and not job has changed the whole is often organized. Declaration may this year for the first time in April. Who’s ready for May 1 will very likely before July 1 answer.

The Tax begins Sunday with new TV spots, still under the motto “more fun we can not make it, but easier. As of Monday, there are radio spots.

This year, about 6.5 million people declare income tax. The tax authorities have 6 million all data on wages, property value, mortgage interest paid, savings etc already filled. For the rest of the people is the declaration already partially or largely pre-populated

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Varoufakis’ Greek reform plans deliberately vague “- De Morgen

Varoufakis' Greek reform plans deliberately vague "- De Morgen

Varoufakis referred to an interview with a representative of an unnamed euro land, the high and thus unrealistic budget surplus from the original texts. “If we write a smaller number, we get it not. Will we use a more vague definition?” He

reportedly was told.

Among others, the German parliament has yet to formally green light provide for the extension of the support plan.

Real Estate Fraud: higher penalties for most main suspects – nrc.nl

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The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has today received in the Ivy-real estate fraud case on appeal imposed seven years in prison on the main suspect John V. In the first instance he had four years in prison. In total, the court speaks today about twelve defendants appealed the verdict in what is seen as the biggest real estate fraud so far. Until now, most defendants received a higher sentence.

Olivier L., which according to the court together with Van V. and his now deceased uncle ‘and advisor Nico Vijsma the’ triumvirate ‘was that he led the real estate fraud, given the court imposed five years in prison. That is more than two years shall be imposed in the first instance to him by the court in Haarlem.

Scams employer

The court deems Van V. and L. guilty of money laundering, embezzlement, forgery, bribery and participation in a criminal organization. It is them “very charged” that they their employer, the Fund, have scammed with fake invoices and creating jars in order to be able to pay their contacts.

In the judgment of L., who was controller to fund, the court said:

“An employer must be able to trust that his employee, especially when a controller, paper checks for authenticity. And does not create a paper reality. The suspect that trust seriously harmed “

That many media attention -. There appeared two books, a play and a television series – a heavy burden has pulled the two men is recognized by the court, but not considered in the judgment. “This is inherent in such a case with such impact,” said the court.

Other notable statements

Cees H. , who as CEO Bouwfonds Jan V. in 1995 was won, did not impose more punishment. The court finds that it is again no evidence that H. was a member of the two criminal organizations where Jan V. head was. He was in the first instance to 240 hours community service for complicity in money laundering and forgery. That punishment had already become final. The prosecution had three years in jail.

Notary Jan Karel K. , which earlier because of his role in the fraud has been put out of office, the court has received a prison sentence of 4 years. That is higher than had previously been imposed by the court (5 months) and higher than the OM was required (1 year and 9 months).

K. convicted of money laundering, bribery, forgery and participation in a criminal organization. The court considered it proven that he has behaved with its third-party account as ‘banker’ by Jan V. by allowing all sorts of questionable transactions and as money laundering. He received a million fee via false invoices. The court expects his abuse as a notary High.

“Reliability should be a high priority with a notary.”

Former property director at Philips Pensioenfonds Will F. gets 5 years in prison, while four more years in prison was imposed by the court in Haarlem. He is guilty of money laundering, fraud and bribery, according to the court. The court expects him that he does not see “that what he did was not allowed.” As with Van and L. V. and is additionally charged him that he has the confidence of his employer ashamed. F’s

successor in the pension fund, Rob L , also get a higher sentence:… Two years instead of one year in prison

Jack Del C the ‘errand boy’ by Jan V. gets the court two years (as in the first instance). He had, according to the court a central facilitating role in the fraud. He stood among others guilty of participating in a criminal organization in the project Euro Center at the Amsterdam Zuidas, money laundering, forgery and bribery. Del C. had asked for his health to a community service, but that was according to the court was a bad social character given the seriousness of the issues.

Overview

The court began at 09:00 hour pronouncing judgments. The last suspect is from 13:00 to hear the verdict. She and the OM can still appealed to the Supreme Court

An overview ( is increasingly complemented ).

Name:	Criminal Court:	sentencing TO:	Criminal Court:
Jan V	4 years.	7 years and immediate arrest	7 years, no immediate arrest ↑
Olivier L.	3 years	5 years	5 years ↑
Cees H.	240 hours of community service	3 years	240 hours of community service –
Diederik S	2 years	2. , 5 years	1.5 years ↓
Dennis L.	3 years	4 years	3 years –
Jan Karel K	5 months	1 year and 9 months <. / td>	4 years ↑
Will F.	4 years	5 years immediate arrest	5 years, no immediate arrest ↑
Rob L.	1 year	3 year	2 years ↑
Jack Del C.	2 years	1 year and 8 months	2 years –
Hans T	2.5 years	3 years.	3 years in prison ↑
Jimmy K.	200 hours of community service	240 hours community service	1 year and 4 months ↑
Eric F.	2.5 years	4 year	1.5 years ↓

Ivy

The extensive fraud that prosecutors codenamed “Ivy ‘received about massive fraud with investment of Fund (now Rabo Real Estate) and the Philips Pension Fund between 1995 and 2006. Through a large network of real estate developers and real estate brokers, accountants, notaries and realtors know the fraudsters to siphon off millions. The damage to the pension fund and the real estate would have been between 200 and 250 million euros. Of this, 141 million euros retrieved

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Increase number of welfare leveling off in 2014 – NU.nl

This makes the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Friday. In total, last year 435,000 people on benefits.

Only the number of persons aged 27 or older with a social assistance increased in 2014, the number of young people (under 27 years) in the continued assistance in that year equal

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Youth

According to the statistics office, young people less than others in the assistance or quickly find assistance from a job.

Last year had an average of 17 persons per thousand inhabitants a long-term assistance, or at least three years.

By municipality with more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, the number of different people with a strong long-term assistance. Rotterdam has 51 payments per thousand

inhabitants, the highest long-term assistance density. Venlo is 24 per thousand less than half

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decreasing the number of benefit claimants following the improving labor market, writes CBS. The delay is caused by welfare recipients less likely to find a job than other people looking for work.

“This is especially true for the elderly in the assistance, which therefore have the best chance of long-term assistance dependent So stay six in ten people over 45 with assistance for three years or more benefits, “said CBS

By:. NU.nl

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Greece played poker game? Dijsselbloem does open book – Beurs.nl

Thursday, February 26, 2015 21:30 Greece and the other 18 eurozone countries have in recent weeks a poker game played in the negotiations on Greek debt. Greek played Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis either bluffing or he underestimated how bad his country financially stood for.

It looked like a situation where two cars hard ride off on each other to see who first gives a tug on the steering wheel to rescue, told Eurogroup Chairman and Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem (PvdA) Thursday TV show The World Turns By .

Debt Mountain

According to the minister, the new Greek government came soon after taking office behind how poor the country is financially actually stood for. “There was just no money in the bank, so they needed help. They wanted no more loans because they had too much there, but they get an average of 32 years to repay the loans. I guess they did not know exactly how bad the Greek government there was, and how much their debt mountain was already flat ironed. “

Dijsselbloem also went briefly to the first joint

press conference with Varoufakis. Eurogroup chairman would give him afterwards have admitted bites that with his latest comments, the troika – the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission – had turned the neck

Nonsense

” I told him that it was not convenient. He pulled forward to the institutions, what nonsense I think because they work for politicians. So to diss those settings, you, skip to know us, “says Dijsselbloem.

In the deal was clinched last week, it was agreed that the Greeks can count on four months of additional financial support. To that end they remain reform. The utilities include Greece until now 240 billion.

The Central Bureau of Statistics calculated that Netherlands has borrowed the southern European country totaling 11.9 billion euros, or 700 euros per Dutch . The parliament has been accepted, however the agreement reached, the Greek crisis – for now – has solved

Source:. Elsevier

Dijsselbloem “Greeks played poker with eurozone ‘- Telegraaf.nl

Dijsselbloem "Greeks played poker with eurozone '- Telegraaf.nl

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Greece and the other euro eighteen countries have in recent weeks a poker game played in the negotiations on Greek debt. Eurogroup President and Minister of Finance Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Thursday in The World Keeps Turning

Dijsselbloem said that it looked like a situation in which two cars driving down hard on each other to see who the first pull on the wheel gives to save themselves. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis played either bluffing or he underestimated how bad Greece financially stood, Dijsselbloem said.

According to the Labour Minister, the new Greek government came soon after taking office behind how bad the country is financially actually stood for. “There was just no money in the bank, so they needed help. They wanted no more loans because they had too much there, but they get an average of 32 years to repay the loans. I guess they did not know exactly how bad the Greek government

there was, and how much their debt mountain was already flat ironed. “

Dijsselbloem also went briefly to the first joint press conference with Varoufakis. Dijsselbloem would have admitted him after he bites his last comments, the troika of the European Central Bank, the IMF and the European Commission, the neck had turned to. “I told him it was not convenient. He pulled forward to the institutions, what nonsense I think because they work for politicians. So to diss those institutions, you know, turn to us “

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Greece played poker game? Dijsselbloem does open book – Elsevier

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It looked like a situation where two cars hard ride off on each other to see who first gives a tug on the steering wheel to save himself, told Eurogroup Chairman and Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem (PvdA) Thursday in TV shows The World Keeps Turning .

Debt Mountain

According to the minister, the new Greek government came soon after taking office behind how bad the country is financially actually stood for. “There was just no money in the bank, so they needed help. They wanted no more loans because they had too much there, but they get an average of 32 years to repay the loans. I guess they did not know exactly how bad the Greek government there was, and how much their debt mountain was already flat ironed. “

Dijsselbloem also went briefly to the first joint press conference with Varoufakis. Eurogroup chairman would give him afterwards have admitted bites that with his latest comments, the troika – the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission – had turned the neck

Nonsense

The Central Bureau of Statistics calculated that Netherlands has borrowed the southern European country totaling 11.9 billion euros, or 700 euros per Dutch . The House has by now approved the agreement reached, the Greek crisis – for now -. Has solved

Imtech has again been linked with corruption – Financieele Dagblad (Registration)

Technical services provider Imtech is again associated with a corruption scandal in Germany. The German newspaper Bild and Handelsblatt and the weekly Der Spiegel reported Thursday that four employees of Imtech in 2012, would have been involved in a bribery scandal surrounding the construction of the new airport (Berlin-Brandenburg) in Berlin.

De Imtech employees would have a manager of the airport for millions bribed in exchange for jobs, reported Bild. Justice in Neuruppin town in the German state of Brandenburg is investigating the case since December last year.

German media talk about a “severe form bribery. According to business daily Handelsblatt in January the homes and offices of the suspects searched. At the senior official, who no longer works at the airport, in a safe, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash found. Imtech is responsible for some of the technical facilities at the new airport and the construction of sprinkler systems to combat fires.

Not confirmed allegations

In a reaction Imtech stated to German media that the old order and ‘unconfirmed’ allegations go, but that the group will fully cooperate with the investigation. On the website of the technical service is a similar statement. The accusations have as Imtech covers the period from 2013, when the former management of Imtech Germany

was still in service. From my own research, Imtech is not revealed until now that the four employees have paid bribes.

No longer in service

In a statement a spokesman Imtech Thursday that the four parties, all managers, since approximately two years earlier employed by the listed installer from Gouda. They are then fired because of their involvement in irregularities committed in Germany and Poland.

On the edge of the abyss

The technical service in recent years has regularly been associated with bribery and corruption scandals, especially in Germany and Poland. Mentioned incidents have brought the company to the brink of collapse. The listed company has already taken much action to prevent recurrence, to the resignation of top managers in Germany and Poland, but nevertheless repeatedly reappear legacies on. “That is a reality we have to live, ‘says the website Imtech.

Share of min

The rumors about a possible involvement in the corruption affair did share Imtech Thursday 2.3% lower. Earlier in the day the price of the midkapper was still in positive territory.

Number of unemployed rose slightly in January, even more workers – Groninger Newspaper

I he number of people that had no paid work but work searched in January with two thousand increased compared to December 2014. This brings the number of unemployed amounted to 645 thousand people aged 15 to 75 years. That is 7.2 percent of the workforce. The number of workers has increased in January. This makes the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced today.

The word Jobs in cut out magazine letters The last four months there are more people looking for work. Because not all of them immediately find a job, the number of unemployed increases. From March to September, the unemployment rate still fell. Figures from UWV shows that the number of unemployment benefits in January with 17 thousand has increased 458 thousand . The number of benefits beginning in 2015 was slightly lower than in early 2014.

More people in employment

rose on average for the past three months the number of unemployed 4 thousand to a month. In the same period also increased the work force, with a monthly average of 6 thousand . The increase in the workforce is partly because young people often report again on the labor market. But his older longer professionally active.

The main indicator of unemployment is from this article based on the definition of the International Labour Office (ILO). The main difference between the national and the international definition of the labor force, the number of hours per week that a person is working or want to work. According to the international definition, being everyone is counted in the guidelines of the ILO, which works even students with a part-time job. That means that the border is one hour per week. According to the national definition includes the working people who paid a substantial number of hours per week or that actually want. Therefore, the limit laid at twelve hours per week. Also exists in the international definition of the labor force from 15 to-and-with-74-year-olds, while the upper limit on 64 is the national definition. In addition, due to an improvement in the perception adjusted all data on unemployment and labor force. CBS continues to publish figures on both the national and the ILO definition of unemployment. More information about these changes was previously published by Statistics Netherlands.

Nearly one million small cars

In 2014, there were 8.2 million people from 15 to 75 with a job of at least one hour per week. Of them worked 12 percent less than twelve hours a week. This group, according to the national definition (see box), but according to the ILO definition, belong to the active labor force. More than half of the jobs come to twelve hours a week on behalf of young people to 25 . In people aged 25 to 65

small jobs are just relatively rare. Among the 65-to-75-year-olds, the proportion with a small job, although relatively high, but because in this age, few people work, yet it is a small number.

little less unemployment benefits over a year ago

Compared to January 2014, the number of unemployment benefits with 0.6 percent until 458 thousand . The number of unemployment benefits to men fell from a year earlier, while the number of women increased. From sectors and occupations where men are overrepresented as construction (- 19 percent) , and technical and industrial occupations (- 7 percent), the number of benefits rose proportionally strongest back. A relatively large increase in the number of benefits UWV registered correctly from the care and welfare (+14 percent), in (para) medical professions (+7 percent) and caring and service occupations (+5 percent) where many women work.

Under the rose-50s unemployment benefits by 10 percent of the time. Among young people to 25 the number of benefits fell by 15.3 percent .

Compared with December 2014 the number of unemployment benefits in January 2015 increased by 3.8 percent . That is less than in January 2014 when the increase came on 5.2 percent versus December 2013.

Many more people over 50 at the work from the WW

UWV issued in January 2015 a total of 75 thousand new unemployment benefits, 4 4 percent was less than in January 2014. The number of benefits terminated 58 thousand , 4.5 percent more than a year earlier. The number of benefits were terminated due to return to work, increased compared with January 2014 increased by 8.6 percent to 29 thousand . Especially in people over 50, this number rose sharply, with 28 percent . For juveniles to 25 years were 10 percent ended less allowances for return to work.

Unemployment in the Netherlands relatively low

Unemployment in the Netherlands came in January from the 7.2 percent in the labor force, which is as high as in December This is the unemployment in our country internationally relatively low. The unemployment rate in the Eurozone was in December, namely 11.4 percent and the European Union as a whole 9.9 percent . With approximately 5 percent Unemployment was lowest in Austria and Germany. German unemployment is declining for ten years. In Belgium and France, the unemployment rate by 8.5 and over 10 respectively for more than two years of relatively stable.

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Rabobank booked lower net profit – NU.nl

This makes the bank announced Thursday.

That net profit was lower, according to the bank is mainly because the result in 2013 was positively impacted by non-recurring items. Underlying, ie excluding special items, earnings came under the cooperative bank or sharply higher. A concrete figure, the bank did not give.

” Our financial results for 2014, given the still difficult economic conditions and developments in recent years not unsatisfactory. For the future, it is still insufficient. Underlying we showed improved results, ” said CEO Wiebe Draijer in a statement.

Customers Rabobank overcame last year’s 4 billion extra off on their mortgages. That’s more than ever before. Draijer expected that this trend will continue in 2015 in the same order.

The money that the bank had put aside for bad loans was 2.6 billion euros at a high

level. The contingency fund designated CFO Bert Bruggink as ” minor ”

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The bank’s real estate segment remains struggling with the continuing difficult market conditions. Here was a net loss of 263 million euros. In 2013, the net loss amounted to 814 million euros.

Rabobank expects this year to benefit from the continued recovery of the economy. ” The recent sharp decline in oil prices and the depreciation of the euro provides some extra tailwind. Because for the first time in years, in addition to export private consumption increases again, we expect this year that all market sectors show growth, ” said Draijer

By.: ANP