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THETHETHETHE NETHERLANDSNETHERLANDSNETHERLANDSNETHERLANDS
YOUR GATEWAY TO EUROPE !
NFIA SAN FRANCISCO THE 16 AMSTERDAM STUDENT
ENTREPRENEURSS
11 JANUARY, 2011
The Netherlands: Gateway to Europe
Amsterdam
• Capital: Amsterdam• Currency: Euro (€)• Area: 16,000 square
miles • Population: 16.8 • Population: 16.8
million • GDP: €652.3 billion
≈ 170 Million Customers
within 300 Miles≈ 244 Million Customers
within 600 Miles
• Logistics gateway:
�Port of Rotterdam
�Port of Amsterdam
�Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Excellent infrastructure
• Digital gateway:
�Fiber-optic network
�AMS-IX
THE NETHERLANDS: HOME TO PERFECT BUSINESS
SOLUTIONS!
• European Distribution Centers
• Marketing and Sales Office
• European Head Quarters“The Netherlands has the lowest cost of doing
“Taxation of foreign companies in the
Netherlands is the lowest in Europe, and third
lowest in the world ”
Source: KPMG, Competitive Alternatives 2010
• European Head Quarters
• Shared Service Center (SSC)
•Manufacturing
•Research and Development
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Netherlands Belgium Germany UK
Business Environment
Source: The Financial Development Index- World Economic Forum NY 2009
“The Netherlands has the lowest cost of doing
business in Europe”
Source: KPMG, Competitive Alternatives 2010
• Favorable tax climate:
- Corporate tax rate of 25%
- Tax Rulings
Other attractive location factors why to invest in
the Netherlands….
• Business-friendly
environment
• Highly skilled labor- Tax Rulings
- Wide treaty network
- 30% Ruling for expatriates
• Highly skilled labor
• High quality of living
U.S. TESTIMONIALS
Examples of US IT companies established in the Netherlands
Examples of U.S. biotech companies with an EDC in the Netherlands
Examples of U.S. fashion companies established in the Netherlands
HOW DOES THE NFIA SERVE THE COMPANIES?
• preliminary in-person meetings
• comprehensive general background
information
• personalized insight and data for your project
• intensive personal guidance on tax, labor and
permits
• introductions to a variety of Dutch networks
• customized fact-finding trips
• technology matchmaking assistance
• advocacy towards national and EU
governments
Netherlands Foreign
Investment Agency
San Francisco
Ms. Lisette Gieling
Area Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Stans Kleijnen
Area DirectorNew York
BostonChicago
San Francisco London
NFIA HQ
The Hague
SeoulTokyo
We are here to assist you!
Area Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Kamila Kotlewska
Assistant Area Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Achraf Sekhiri
Assistant Area Director
E-mail: [email protected]
www.nfia.com
Though all due care was taken in compiling these texts, certain information may nevertheless be inaccurate or outdated. The Netherlands
Foreign Investment Agency is not liable for the consequences of any activities undertaken on the basis of these texts.
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