Size of the State's international guarantees increases tenfold
Minister can periodically provide House of Representatives with more information on risks
The size of guarantees that the Netherlands has given to international institutions to cover the financial and economic risks facing Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Spain and other countries has increased more than tenfold since 2008. Before the credit crisis in 2008 the State had given guarantees to eight institutions worth €18 billion; by the end of 2012, the figure had risen to €201 billion. The risk run by the Netherlands differs from one arrangement to another. Active risk management by the institutions is in the interests of the providers of guarantees, one being the Netherlands. The House of Representatives could be better informed of the measures they take to mitigate risks.