Financiën

Financiën refers to the management of money, assets, and financial resources. It covers personal finance, corporate finance, and public finance, with common goals of maintaining liquidity, enabling investment, and ensuring economic stability. Key activities include budgeting, saving, investing, taxation, and accounting.

In a governmental context, Financiën denotes the state’s fiscal policy and financial administration. This includes revenue collection (taxes, duties), expenditure planning, debt management, and oversight of public accounts. Fiscal policy aims to influence macroeconomic conditions, while financial regulation and supervision oversee banks and markets, stabilize the currency, and protect consumers.

In Dutch-speaking countries, the term is used for the responsible government body: in the Netherlands, the Ministerie van Financiën; in Belgium, the Federale Overheidsdienst Financiën or its equivalents. The term also appears in corporate and non-profit contexts as part of financial governance.