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Why the Decline in Spousal Support in the Netherlands Isn’t Progress, It’s Systemic Amnesia

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 10, 2025

Once Upon a Divorce... In 2011, a recently divorced woman stood at a threshold vulnerable, disoriented, yet cautiously hopeful. Statistically, she had an 18% chance of receiving spousal support. If sh...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

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

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 3, 2025

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

Your Financing Is Approved—Until It Isn’t

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 22, 2025

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

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

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 5, 2025

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