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Netherlands' Surprise 2016 Fiscal Surplus Shows Improved Economic Conditions

ISSUER COMMENT SOVEREIGN & SUPRANATIONAL APRIL 3, 2017 Netherlands’ Surprise 2016 Fiscal Surplus Shows Improved Economic Conditions From Credit Outlook On 24 March, the Statistical Office of the Netherlands (Aaa stable) reported a general government budget surplus of €2.9 billion (0.4% of GDP) in 2016, the first fiscal surplus since 2008. At the same time, it reported that general government d
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