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The Silence of 0.1% — What April’s Unemployment Rate Is Really Telling Us

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 15, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

A Quiet Change in a Noisy World When I was twelve, I watched my grandfather polish a brass compass in his study. He told me something I didn’t understand at the time: “The world doesn’t break with ear...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

When the River Recedes: What the Decline in Dutch Freelancers Really Reveals

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 14, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

A Crack in the Mirror of Freedom For over a decade, freelancing in the Netherlands has been painted as a path to liberation. You were your own boss. You set your own rates. You worked from beach cafés...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

When the Ports Blink: What Rotterdam’s Decline and Antwerp’s Rise Reveal About Europe’s Trade Future

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 13, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

You can hear it in the silence between shipping horns. Rotterdam, the titan of Europe’s logistics lifeblood, is blinking. Not collapsing—let’s not romanticize decline—but showing the unmistakable symp...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

When the Jobs Don’t Come Back: Reading the Labour Market Drift of Q1 2025

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 12, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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

The Netherlands and the Wealth Illusion: Why Fourth Place Isn’t Victory—Yet

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 11, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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

Confidence Falls Again

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 9, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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

Small Business, Global Exposure: Navigating 2025 When Local Isn't Safe Anymore

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 7, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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

April Inflation Hits 4.1%: A Wake-Up Call for Entrepreneurs

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 5, 2025 WISE

The Signal Beneath the Percentage According to the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), inflation in the Netherlands rose to 4.1% in April , up from 3.1% in March. That may sound like a technical...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Dutch Economic Signal Report | Q1 2025

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 1, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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

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