The Netherlands:
Taking Care of Business

The Netherlands, long Europe's trading crossroads, is an obvious choice when it comes to finding the best place to locate a pan-European business. The NFIA has been set up for the specific purpose of helping and advising those businesses who wish to take advantage of the Dutch business environment as a strategic base to cover Europe.

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News

• Netherlands up 4 places in EIU 2009 e-readiness rankings to 3rd position
• EU Members approve Blue Card scheme
• Dutch inflation stable, European rate plummets
• Top Logistics Institute to be founded in Breda
• Heemskerk unveils World Exhibition 2010 pavilion in Madurodam
• Dutch Government initiates part-time unemployment benefit payments
• Foreign investors still favor the Netherlands
• € 153 million extra for innovation in high tech sector
• Amsterdam host to European Grid Initiative
• Dutch Government Offers Companies Assistance with Labor Time Reduction Plan
• €100m subsidy for energy research, DN
• Inflation rate in Holland down to 1.9 percent
• The Netherlands launch its regional representation office in Dubai
• More and more media products via the internet in Holland
• Netherlands ranks 4th in EIU Index of Democracy 2008
• Inflation down slightly in September 2008
• Record number of companies in the Netherlands
• Second quarter Dutch economic growth adjusted upwards to 3.0 percent
• Netherlands in top 10 of EIU 2008 IT industry competitiveness index
• Netherlands 9th in the world's first Financial Development Index
• Foreign Business Travelers Benefit from "Holland Gateway"
• Government allocates € 25 million for innovation in transport and logistics
• A growing preference for public-private patnerships is spurring innovation and technology among Dutch pharmaceutical companies

Why invest in Holland?

Find out why companies like Samsung Electronics, Tata Consultancy Services, FedEx, Cisco Systems, Abbott Laboratories, Nike, and Starbucks Corporation have already invested in Holland.

Technology Matchmaking

Technology Matchmaking is a service provided by the NFIA to further assist foreign technology companies seeking European partners and a supportive business environment.
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