business climate

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View from the train of the SABIC plant at Chemelot industrial park in Geleen, Limburg
Business
Unions concerned about secret sale of Limburg petrochemical firm Sabic
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Fired office worker holding a box with her belongings, humanoid AI robots waiting for a job interview in the background.
Business
Massive layoffs looming in the Netherlands, trade union CNV warns
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Zuidas, the financial and business district in the south of Amsterdam
Business
Political chaos damaging Dutch business climate
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Aerial view of the Maasvlakte at the Rotterdam port. June 2020
Business
Rotterdam port fears more factory closures after gov't fall; Final Cabinet posts filled
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Businessmen talking in conference room
Business
Dutch investment fund cites "difficult" business climate as reason for drop in spend
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington D.C. in 2018
PoliticsBusiness
IMF says Dutch Cabinet has the wrong priorities in mind with short-term economic plan
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Petrochemical factory Rotterdam
Business
Helmond factory dumped PFAS into sewer for at least 15 years: Report
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Van drives through Extinction Rebellion protesters during A12 blockade in The Hague
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Businessmen talking in conference room
Business
Freelancers in Utrecht and Noord-Brabant charge highest hourly rates in the Netherlands
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Philips
Business
Philips job cuts in the Netherlands exceed expectations, unions fear more losses
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An artist's rendering of Amsterdam's proposed Erotic Center
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam mayor rebukes criticism that erotic center at the RAI will be bad for business
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An artist's rendering of Amsterdam's proposed Erotic Center
PoliticsBusiness
National gov't worried about Amsterdam erotic center's effect on business climate
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The Body Shop in Utrecht, 27 December 2019
Business
The Body Shop will relaunch Dutch operations following a recent bankruptcy
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Dutch government too focused on short term, planning offices warn
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Zuidas, the financial and business district in the south of Amsterdam
Business
Dutch business climate has been declining since 2018: PWC
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Politics
Coalition party VVD pushing for fewer migrant workers
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
Business
Quarter of Dutch businesses will realize growth abroad if gov't limits labor migration
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Collective wage increases slowing down; Still "historically high" at 5.2%
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Zuidas, the financial and business district in the south of Amsterdam
Business
Business community generally pleased with new coalition agreement; Some concerns
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The cable layer Nexus (2014) owned by the Dutch maritime company Van Oord, which specializes in dredging including land reclamation, beach washing and the construction of artificial islands. Seen in the port of Rotterdam.
Business
Dredging firm Van Oord latest Dutch company expanding abroad due to domestic politics
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ASML
Business
Three vocational jobs created for every expat recruited to Netherlands: fmr. Finance Min
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Business
Hundreds of expats plan court appeal to restore stripped 30 percent ruling tax benefit
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PVV leader Geert Wilders campaigning in The Hague
Politics
Wilders wants experts in immigration and sustainability to lead Cabinet formation talks
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Bored students in a lecture hall
PoliticsBusiness
Interest on student loans won't decrease in coming years, if at all