The Hidden Truth Behind the Netherlands’ ‘Stable’ Unemployment Rate: What 386,000 Jobless Really Reveal by Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 17, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN When Stability Is the Mask of Movement 386,000 unemployed people. 3.8% unemployment rate. Flat for three consecutive months. To the untrained eye, that signals equilibrium. To anyone who runs a compan... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Failing to Prevent Fraud: What Dutch SMEs Must Know Before September 2025 by Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 16, 2025 RISK INTELLIGENCE What Is the “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence? The UK has introduced a new criminal offence coming into effect on 1 September 2025 : If someone connected to your organisation commits fraud that bene... AUDIO ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan THIRD PARTY RISK Read more
Why 95% of Exporting Industries Are Worried: The Trade Policy Earthquake You Can’t Ignore by Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 16, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN Introduction: Trade Anxiety Is Now the Default Setting for Exporters If you're running a business that exports goods, machinery, chemicals, wood, or even paper—you're likely feeling something heavy in... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Why the Netherlands Is Keeping Dead Companies Alive (And Pretending It's a Recovery) by Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 15, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN The Surface Story: Numbers that Reassure June 2025: 313 companies were declared bankrupt in the Netherlands. That’s an 18% drop compared to the same month a year earlier. The bankruptcy rate sits at 8... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Why Your Business Is Clapping for 0.5% Growth Like It's a Win, And Why That Should Scare You by Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 14, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN Exports Up 0.5%. Should We Celebrate? May 2025. The Dutch export machine, once an iron heartbeat of Europe, managed a whisper of growth: just +0.5% in volume (corrected for working days) compared to M... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Read more