Xtroverso Knowledge: Dutch Tax & Compliance Insights

Netherlands, July 2025: Inflation at 2.9%, But What Does Your Wallet Say?

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Aug 5, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Let me begin with a story. In the Dutch summer of 2022, a friend of mine, a precision-driven restaurant owner in Amsterdam, told me something that struck harder than any macroeconomic report: "Paolo, ...

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Founder Burnout = Governance Breakdown

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Aug 4, 2025 WISE

In 2017, I met the owner of a small restaurant in Rotterdam, Mediterranean kitchen, fifty seats, full most nights. His name was Karim. The food was honest, the reviews glowing, the staff loyal. But th...

ES ESG IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Aug 4, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Not All Growth Is Equal, And Not All Decline Is A Crisis When the Dutch retail sector reports a 3.3% increase in turnover for June 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, many instinctively raise a g...

AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Aug 1, 2025 WISE

Years ago, I sat across from a baker in Milan whose croissants were the talk of the street, but whose staff turnover was the talk of his accountant. “They leave as soon as they learn the ropes,” he co...

ES ESG IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Aug 1, 2025 RISK INTELLIGENCE

Venezuela’s in the spotlight again, but not for the right reasons. The Netherlands has officially issued a Code Red travel warning for the South American nation. Not a “be careful” yellow. Not a “watc...

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by Paolo Maria Pavan

Aug 1, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

The Calm That Should Make You Nervous It’s easy to miss danger when it doesn’t scream. The latest Dutch industrial price data doesn’t scream, it whispers. A tiny dip of 0.2% in June. Flat. Unremarkabl...

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Minimalism as Environmental Governance

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jul 31, 2025 WISE

For micro and small business owners in the Netherlands, the term "environmental governance" often feels distant, like a policy manual written in someone else’s language. But it’s not. It’s about how y...

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by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jul 31, 2025 RISK INTELLIGENCE

Four tables, a fireplace, a Louis Vuitton bag, and a black Mercedes. It sounds like the setup for a Netflix drama. But this is real life in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, where khachapuri is on the men...

AUDIO ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan THIRD PARTY RISK

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jul 31, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

When the Cycle Speaks, Listen Carefully July 2025 didn't scream. It sighed. For anyone watching the Business Cycle Tracer from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the story isn't in the numbers themselves, ...

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Informal Power Still Needs Oversight

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jul 30, 2025 WISE

In my early thirties, I worked with a Manifactur owner in Sondrio (IT) who swore his cousin “just helps with deliveries.” No contract. No payroll. No title. Yet every major decision, from hiring staff...

ES ESG IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jul 30, 2025 RISK INTELLIGENCE

Something big just happened in the Dutch financial landscape. TMNL – that ambitious joint venture between ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank, Triodos Bank, and De Volksbank, is pressing pause. Not because they f...

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by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jul 30, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Let’s begin with a paradox. In the second quarter of 2025, the Dutch labour market appeared… calm. Vacancies fell by 7,000. Unemployed fell by 4,000. Jobs increased by 24,000. The magic number? For ev...

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