ABN AMRO announces publication of the ABN AMRO Groenbank B.V. abbreviated half-year accounts 2014.
The publication can be found here. The document is only available in Dutch.
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The Netherlands boasts increasing numbers of social entrepreneurs, running their businesses not simply to make money but also to serve a social purpose. The tremendous potential for growth in this young market remains sadly underutilised. Paving the way for long-term growth will require funding of around 4.5 billion euros. Impact investors generally have a strong preference for companies in the growth phase, however, and most social enterprises have not yet reached that stage. A stronger market structure is also needed, including traditional companies, government authorities and consumers. These conclusions are presented in ABN AMRO’s report ‘De romantiek voorbij: de noodzaak van marktontwikkeling voor sociale ondernemingen ’, which was published earlier today.
Groningen University (RUG) is the first Dutch university to start sending students a Tikkie payment request so that they can pay their tuition fees on time. The goal: to make sure that fewer students miss lectures because of payment arrears.
Owning a fortune doesn't do much to increase happiness. In a recent survey held by ABN AMRO MeesPierson, wealthy Dutch people rated their happiness in life nearly equally high as those who are not as well off. The rich reported their happiness levels at an average of 8 out of 10, while the average Dutch person assigns their life a score of 7.7. Perceived success levels among the two groups are practically the same as well. Wealthy men and women rated their own success at 7.6 and their non-affluent counterparts' results averaged 7.2.
