Because core inflation is above the levels most conducive to the achievement of sustainable growth and price stability, the Committee indicated in the statement following its recent meeting that its predominant policy concern remains the risk that inflation will fail to moderate as expected. However, the uncertainties around the outlook have increased somewhat in recent weeks.
In the Netherlands alone, more than 500 billion euros of the investments of Dutch financial institutions are highly or very highly dependent on one or more ecosystem services. The sector provides loans and other financial services to companies in sectors like agriculture or processed food and drink production, sectors that are dependent on ecosystem services like pollination.