IMF expects stable growth in the Netherlands – NU.nl

The Dutch economy is growing, according to the fund this year by 1.8 percent, after an increase of 2 percent in 2015. In 2017 is expected to be achieved growth of 1.9 percent. The forecast for 2016 is slightly lower than in February.

The unemployment rate in the Netherlands is this year expected to decline from 6.9 to 6.4 percent of the workforce. For 2017 a further decline to 6.2 percent provided. Inflation remains following the models of the IMF particularly low, with 0.3 per cent this year and 0.7 percent in 2017.

The forecasts for the Dutch economy are substantially similar to those of the Central Planning.

World Economy

Global economic growth is the future likely to be lower than previously expected, while the risk has grown at an even worse outcome.

IMF warns of several risks that could derail economic growth. For example, a new upsurge of the turmoil in financial markets, as in the first months of this year, undermine confidence further. That would put a strong brake on investment and other spending. The outflow of capital from emerging threat continues to put pressure on their economies.

The IMF also points to the particularly complex reform of the Chinese economy, which is increasingly focused on domestic consumption and service sectors .

Ultimately, this process improves, the IMF said both China and the rest of the world. Problems, however, the move arose can have serious consequences, especially for countries in the region.

Vicious circle

Furthermore, fears the IMF for a vicious circle, where the continuing weak recovery the growth potential of affecting the international economy. Thereby threaten consumption and investment remaining at a lower level than before to come.

The Fund expects the world economy to grow by 3.2 percent this year. seen historically low level would represent a slight improvement, however, compared to 2015.

In January 2016 still provided a plus of 3.4 percent, while three months earlier was still expected at 3.6 percent . The forecast for 2017 was marginally reduced to 3.5 percent.

In both the United States and the euro zone is growing according to the IMF this year, 0.2 percentage points lower than previously predicted.

For the US economy therefore remains an estimated plus 2.4 percent, while the euro countries need to do is expected to average with an increase of 1.5 percent. China is an attenuation of about 7 to 6.5 percent predicted

By:. ANP