When the Jobs Don’t Come Back: Reading the Labour Market Drift of Q1 2025 by Paolo Maria Pavan May 12, 2025 When Silence Becomes a Signal We often talk about “confidence” as if it were a mood—fleeting, reactive, psychological. But confidence is infrastructure. It is the unseen scaffolding that holds a marke... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
The Netherlands and the Wealth Illusion: Why Fourth Place Isn’t Victory—Yet by Paolo Maria Pavan May 11, 2025 INTRODUCTION: THE GOLDEN MIRROR When Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published the 2024 GDP per capita rankings, the headline looked like a national medal: “The Netherlands ranks fourth in the EU, with €... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Confidence Falls Again by Paolo Maria Pavan May 9, 2025 It starts with a silence Not a crash. Not a panic. Just a quiet hesitation. A business owner delays a new hire. Another puts off a technology investment. A builder pauses before committing to a long-t... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Small Business, Global Exposure: Navigating 2025 When Local Isn't Safe Anymore by Paolo Maria Pavan May 7, 2025 2025 presents no visible crash—yet most micro and small companies in the Netherlands feel something tightening. Delays have become routine. Clients hesitate longer. Supplier conditions change without ... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Dutch Economic Signal Report | Q1 2025 by Paolo Maria Pavan May 1, 2025 Strategic Summary: Signal vs Noise The Dutch economy entered 2025 with restrained momentum. A +0.1% GDP uptick may appear as growth, but in strategic terms, it's a flatline—driven not by productivity ... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more