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Why a -0.5% Dip in Dutch Industry Signals More Than a Slowdown

by Paolo Maria Pavan

❝ -0.5% Isn’t Just a Number. It’s a Signal. ❞ In April 2025, the calendar-adjusted production of Dutch industry slipped by 0.5% compared to April 2024, according to CBS. A minor figure at first glance...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 11, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

How Small Businesses Can Use AI Without Losing Their Soul (or Their Sanity)

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Let’s begin with a truth we must face without flinching: Artificial Intelligence is not knocking on the door, it’s already inside the house. And for many small businesses, it doesn’t feel like a helpf...

DIGITAL Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

Jun 11, 2025 WISE

Jun 10, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Amsterdam Holds Its Breath

by Paolo Maria Pavan

On June 10, 2025, the AEX Index closed at 938.63, marking a 0.70% increase from the previous day. This modest rise suggests a market cautiously optimistic, yet acutely aware of the underlying global u...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 10, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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

by Paolo Maria Pavan

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

Jun 10, 2025 WISE

Why a 0.2% Rise in Consumption Reveals More About Trust Than Growth

by Paolo Maria Pavan

The Whisper Beneath the Numbers Some truths do not arrive with fanfare. They slip in quietly, decimal by decimal, like the whisper of April’s household consumption: +0.2% . A minor increase, you’d thi...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 10, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Jun 9, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Still Waters in Amsterdam

by Paolo Maria Pavan

The Amsterdam AEX Index closed on June 9, 2025, at 932.11, marking a modest gain of 0.23% from the previous session. This subtle uptick reflects a market mood that is cautiously optimistic, with inves...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 9, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

House Prices Up, Citizens Down: How Dutch Municipalities Got Addicted to Your WOZ Pain

by Paolo Maria Pavan

The Trend Behind the Numbers The latest data from CBS and the Dutch Land Registry leaves no room for ambiguity: the transaction prices of existing owner-occupied homes in nearly all Dutch municipaliti...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

Jun 9, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Why the ECB’s Rate Cut Won’t Save You and How to Read It Before It’s Too Late

by Paolo Maria Pavan

They cut the rate. A quarter of a point. No fireworks. No drama. Just the kind of movement that central banks make when they’ve run out of clearer options. Lagarde, as always, delivered it without tre...

Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

Jun 9, 2025 WISE

Jun 6, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Tech Lifts the Tide

by Paolo Maria Pavan

The AEX Index closed on June 6, 2025, at 929.93, marking a modest gain of 0.48% from the previous day. This subtle uptick suggests a market mood that is steady, perhaps cautiously optimistic, but not ...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 6, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Why Businesses in the Netherlands Are About to Feel a Pain No One’s Warning Them About

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Let me tell you a story. It’s about a man who hears the same alarm clock go off every morning, but tells himself, “It’s probably just a one-time thing.” Until the eighth morning comes… and the house i...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 6, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

When the Ratio Lies: The Hidden Crisis Behind the Numbers

by Paolo Maria Pavan

Once Upon a Time, 3 Was Enough Not long ago, if you earned €3,000 gross per month, you could rent a decent home for €1,000. That was the rule of thumb: your rent shouldn’t exceed a third of your salar...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

Jun 6, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Jun 5, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Markets Whisper in Correct Dutch

by Paolo Maria Pavan

The Amsterdam AEX didn’t shout today, it nodded. On June 5, 2025, the index closed at 925.53 , up +1.52 points or +0.16% . A movement so modest it felt almost polite. Like a civil servant adjusting th...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 5, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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