World Government Bond Forecasts: The Netherlands

Introduction

The international investor will not be surprised to hear that the Dutch bond market has been one of the star performers compared to other bond markets in recent years, measured in local currencies as well as in Deutschmarks. The continually low inflation, the absolute clarity with respect to monetary policy, the strong guilder and the political and social stability form the ingredients of one of the most attractive bond markets in the world.

In 1995 also, the Dutch bond market (incidentally the oldest bond market in the world) was one of the star performers.