Algemeen Handelsblad

Algemeen Handelsblad
Front page of Dutch daily newspaper "Algemeen Handelsblad" May 10 1940. With headline: "German troops have crossed the Dutch border"
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Nederlandse Dagbladunie (1962–1970)
Founded1828
Political alignmentLiberal
LanguageDutch
Ceased publication1 October 1970
HeadquartersAmsterdam

Algemeen Handelsblad was a Dutch daily newspaper founded in 1828 by stockbroker Jacob Willem van den Biesen. Originally liberal, economically focused, and Amsterdam-based, the paper merged in 1970 with the Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant to form NRC Handelsblad.