Gloom prevails over Dutch industry. It is said to be on the verge of collapse, especially in the port of Rotterdam. But the strange thing is that various industry figures actually show optimism. Much more than in other countries....
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Historian Johan Norberg wrote the book Peak Human about the rise - and fall - of seven great civilizations. Including the Netherlands of the Golden Age. What lessons can we learn from it? An interview....
In one week, both the CO2 tax and the customization agreements for industry came under threat. What does it mean for the future of industry in the Netherlands that even the two most well thought out plans from The Hague turn out not to work?....
The Netherlands has the largest chip industry in Europe. That industry will grow very rapidly in the coming years. The Netherlands faces a choice: will it make room for this growth, or will it let the sector wither away?
Calls are growing for a National Investment Bank. With it, 100 billion euros could be invested in the Dutch economy. But the Netherlands already abounds in solid banks; what is missing are dúrfinvesteringen....
Companies everywhere are whining about regulatory burden. Whether it's the City of Amsterdam, the Dutch government or the European Parliament, everywhere bureaucrats are said to get in the way of entrepreneurs. But is the regulatory burden really that high?....