The Netherlands must do more to keep multinationals
April 2, 2008 by Sueli
The Netherlands is a world player when it comes to the head offices of multinational companies. But the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) warns that the Netherlands could lose its position, not just as a result of mergers and takeovers, but also because businesses actively seek out the best location to base their headquarters. And that is not always the Netherlands.
Read the article: Radio Netherlands, 1 April 2008
It’s a shame because the Netherlands is one country with good infrastructures, a stable economy, and many educated workers.
But there are mainly two interesting countries in Europe for multinational companies: Ireland and Switzerland, because of the low taxes.
Also, Luxembourg is a good choice for many companies because of the bank secrecy.