1. Registration of governmental interventions fighting financial turmoil
A.J. de Boo
Statistics Netherlands

2. Introduction Interventions by the Dutch Government
Dilemmas for Statistics Netherlands
Action taken
Process
Registration of the interventions
Conclusions

3. Parties concerned Dutch government - Parliament
- Excessive Deficit Procedure
European Commission
Financial institutions

4. Expert team External experts merger and acquisition
Internal experts ESA and EDP
- External academic expert accountancy

5. Process - Exchange of knowledge List of documents Interviews
Ministry of Finance
Dutch Central Bank
Consultants
Rating agency
Presentation at Ministry of Finance

6. Interventions by Dutch Government
Nationalisation of Fortis Netherlands
Capital support to ING, Aegon and SNS Reaal
Garantees for NIBC and Leaseplan
Compensation of Icesave depositors
Acquisition of ING Alt-A Mortgage portfolio

7. Conclusions + Registration not disputed + Fruitful cooperation
+ Finished in time
+ Within the budget
- Process hard to control