Dutch Banks In Recovery Mode

摘要

The Dutch financial scene has undergone some fundamental changes in the past few months, including four nationalisations, the reversal of the predator/victim relationship in the Fortis/ABN AMRO takeover and injections of state capital into three other financial institutions. No country has been immune from the global financial crisis. But Dutch banks and insurers have been hit harder than many. Just look at what has happened since October. First, Fortis Bank Netherlands, the Fortis-owned parts of ABN AMRO bank, and two Fortis insurance companies were nationalised by the Dutch government in early October. The Ministry of Finance later announced that the two banking operations will be merged to "form the basis of a strong new Dutch bank" and eventually be privatised. The two insurance companies will also one day be returned to the private sector.