Xtroverso Knowledge: Dutch Tax & Compliance Insights

Who Guards the Guards? What Happens When the Host of the NATO Summit Has No Government

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 3, 2025 WISE

The Theatre of Power Is Moving. The Hague, city of law and treaties, is preparing to host one of the most consequential NATO summits in modern memory. But this time, there is no applause. No commemora...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 3, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Each month, the same ritual plays out. Statistics Netherlands releases retail data. Analysts nod. News outlets report that sales are growing. The illusion is served. In April 2025, retail turnover ros...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 2, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

There is a stubborn optimism that clings to percentage points like a child to candy. “Hospitality turnover up 3.4% in Q1 2025!” reads the headline. A sigh of relief follows in boardrooms and cafés ali...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 29, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Prosperity or Paradox? The Netherlands is routinely ranked among the happiest countries in the world, a top-tier economy and the fourth largest GDP in Europe. But beneath this glossy label of prosperi...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 28, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

More Money, Less Spending? In 2024, Dutch households saw their disposable income rise by 5.7%, reaching a historic €553 billion. On paper, that’s a good year. But dig deeper and the real story isn’t a...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 27, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Another month, another dip. In May, Dutch manufacturer confidence slipped once again—this time from -3.3 to -3.9, according to CBS. The headlines will call it “a minor decline.” But confidence doesn’t...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 23, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

When Data Inflates, Truth Shrinks April 2025: According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average price of an existing home was 10.2% higher than in April 2024. It’s the eleventh consecutive month ...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 22, 2025 WISE

Let me be clear: the most dangerous phrase in today’s financial vocabulary is “We’ve decided not to proceed due to political uncertainty.” I’ve heard it twice in the last quarter—once during a refinan...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 21, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

The Netherlands looks good in pictures. Especially when the picture is taken at just the right angle. The Monitor Brede Welvaart and SDG’s 2025 , delivered to Parliament on Accountability Day, offers ...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 20, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

The Dinner Table Barometer Picture yourself at a Dutch dinner table in May 2025. The mood? Measured. You pass the potatoes, but the conversation circles—quietly—around rising prices, future plans, and...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 19, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Let’s not celebrate too soon. Yes, the Dutch retail sector posted a 3.1% turnover growth in Q1 2025. That’s the headline. But as anyone who’s studied the anatomy of a balance sheet knows— what grows c...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 16, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

The Recovery Plan as a Living System In governance, plans are often treated like relics—fixed, codified, admired, and rarely questioned. But real resilience demands evolution. This week, the European ...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan