Dutch Industry Is Flatlining, Here’s Why That Should Terrify (or Empower) Your Business Strategy by 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... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Aug 1, 2025
THE SHAKY STAGE OF STABILITY: What July 2025 Is Really Telling Dutch Entrepreneurs by 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, ... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 31, 2025
The Illusion of Stability: What the Labour Market Isn’t Telling You by 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... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 30, 2025
The 43% Lie: Why Dutch Debt Isn’t as Safe as They Tell You by Paolo Maria Pavan The Number is Not the Message You’ve seen the headline: “Dutch public debt at 43.2% of GDP in Q1 2025, well below the EU limit of 60%.” So the system is healthy? Let’s slow down. In governance, as in ... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 29, 2025
Who Gets What? The Quiet Drift of Wealth in the Dutch Market Economy by Paolo Maria Pavan There are numbers you watch. Then there are numbers that watch you back. The Aiq , or Arbeidsinkomensquote , falls into the second category. This unassuming indicator tracks the share of income that f... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 28, 2025
Why the Dutch Are the Happiest Burnouts in Europe by Paolo Maria Pavan There’s a silent ledger that no accountant keeps, yet it tallies our days with relentless accuracy. On one side: hours worked, invoices issued, deadlines met. On the other: dinners missed, books unope... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan WISE Jul 25, 2025
Why Dutch Women Avoid Their Own Streets And CEOs Should Care by Paolo Maria Pavan Welcome to the Netherlands, land of gezelligheid, bikes, and... silent detours. You might think safety in your own neighborhood is a given, but for nearly half of the women aged 15 to 25 , that assump... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 24, 2025
Why Dutch Consumer Confidence Is Still in the Gutter, Even When the News Pretends It’s Not by Paolo Maria Pavan Every number is a confession. Especially when it pretends to be neutral. Take this one: -32 . That’s where Dutch consumer confidence landed in July. Better than June’s -36, but still buried deep benea... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 23, 2025
Why Dutch House Prices Are Skyrocketing Again (And You’re Probably Too Late) by Paolo Maria Pavan The Cold Number, the Warm Truth In June 2025, Dutch existing home prices rose by 9.3% compared to June 2024. That’s not subtle. Month-over-month (May to June), the increase was 0.9% . If you’re just t... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE Jul 22, 2025
Why Smart Entrepreneurs Are Ditching Buildings and Betting on Machines in 2025 by Paolo Maria Pavan A dip in the numbers. But what story do they tell? May 2025: investment in tangible fixed assets in the Netherlands fell by 4.0% compared to the same month a year earlier. Headlines stop here. But num... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 21, 2025
The Dutch Pension Bomb No One's Talking About: Why Your Taxes Are Now Paying Grandma’s Bills by Paolo Maria Pavan Act I: The Quiet Crossing Nobody Noticed In 2024, something historic happened in the Netherlands. Not dramatic. Not viral. But structurally seismic: for the first time ever, more than half of all AOW ... AUDIO DUTCH ECONOMY ES IT NL Paolo Maria Pavan Jul 18, 2025
The Hidden Truth Behind the Netherlands’ ‘Stable’ Unemployment Rate: What 386,000 Jobless Really Reveal by 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 Jul 17, 2025