Amsterdam - Only a comprehensive international solution can save the global financial markets, Arnoud Boot, professor of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets at the University of Amsterdam said on Dutch television on Friday.

Boot was commenting on continued losses at the Dutch stock exchange on Friday.

By 1:30 pm (1130 GMT) AEX, the main Dutch index, had lost more than 6.56 per cent and stood at 263.64 points. Since last week, the AEX has lost 80 points - representing some 80 billion euros
(109.16 billion dollars).

Amsterdam - The Netherlands late Thursday made available another 20 billion euros to shore up the liquidity of banks embattled by the global financial crisis, Finance Minister Wouter Bos said.

Dutch central bank chief Nout Wellink said the funds would be made available for all financial firms that need it, including insurance groups.

Amsterdam - The Netherlands late Thursday made available another 20 billion euros to shore up the liquidity of banks embattled by the global financial crisis, Finance Minister Wouter Bos said.

Dutch central bank chief Nout Wellink said the funds would be made available for all financial firms that need it, including insurance groups.

Amsterdam  - The AEX, the main index of the Amsterdam stock exchange, continued to circle around 300 Wednesday after previously dipping to its lowest point in more than five years.

Opening at 293.66, the index initially fell to 280.52, its lowest level in more than five years.

It is also less than 60 per cent of this year's highest level, 518.27, achieved January 2.

By 1:30 pm (1130 GMT), the AEX recovered slightly to 309.44, which was still a loss of 3.01 per cent from Tuesday.

Amsterdam- An Icelandic bank faces the confiscation of its Dutch assets if it cannot guarantee customers access to their accounts.

The bank, Icesave, is a subsidiary of Landsbanki, Iceland's second largest bank.

It began operations in the Netherlands in late May and has attracted 75,000 account holders with promises of unlimited deposits and withdrawals and interest rates significantly above the national average.

Amsterdam  - The main index on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the AEX, on Tuesday posted a slight loss - down 0.54 per cent - at 11:30 am (0930 GMT), remaining volatile throughout the morning.

Opening with a gain of 2.4 per cent, the index slipped to a low of 306.78 points at 10:30 am, to recover slightly one hour later.

Bank and insurance company ING Group led the list of companies losing out most (down 5.78 per cent).

Trade in former Belgian-Dutch bank and insurance giant Fortis, that was taken over by the governments of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and French bank BNP Paribas, remained suspended Tuesday.