Shock far-Right victory in Dutch elections sparks EU challenge and global concern
Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders secured victory in the Dutch elections, vowing to lead the next government and potentially reshaping Europe’s political landscape.
Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders secured victory in the Dutch elections, vowing to lead the next government and potentially reshaping Europe’s political landscape.
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Post-Thatcherite, post-Trumpian, next week’s elections in the Netherlands are tapping into a mood for dry moderation – ‘boring’ politics rather than the drama
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Worried about SA farm attacks, Dutch MPs have asked their Foreign Affairs Minister to consider reporting it to the UN’s Human Rights Council.
After asking creditors to agree to an extension of a lock-up agreement (delaying by a month to November 20), Steinhoff has received another reprieve from investors.
RMB has successfully closed a new US$20million letter of credit and performance bond facility for BAM International, the largest construction company in the Netherlands.
The establishment has welcomed the results of the election in the Netherlands. Some are trumpeting the beginning of the end of populism – those hopes are premature.
Growing uncertainty in previously stable economies of competing currencies is affecting them. And, on a relative basis, supporting the Rand, where the nation’s change has become a constant.