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BIG

INVESTMENT FROM

THE NETHERLANDS

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William PoundSenior Trade Commissioner

The Hague

Going Dutch

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Going Dutch

The World

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The Continent

The Netherlands

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$51.8 billion 2nd largest investor in Canada Share of FDI in Canada : 9.2%

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Dutch FDI in Canada, $ billions

Source: Statistique Canada

NL: #2 Globally

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Geographical Distribution of FDI stock from Europe

Switzerland

12%

France

11%

Netherlands

29%

United

Kingdom

25%

Germany

6%

Rest of

Europe

10%

Luxembourg

7%

Source: Statistics Canada

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Source: Statistics Canada

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Location of investments by province

Source: SIIS

Globally OrientedCommerce > IndustryBusiness Value ChainOpportunity Driven but careful2nd largest recipient of Dutch FDI

in Americas; 9th overall“Tulip field” Investing

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Description

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Dutch FDI concentrated mainly in following industries:

Chemicals (19%), ICT (16%), Business, Finance & Professional

Services (14%), Food Processing (12%) Industrial Machinery (10%).

Focus

Friends and FamilySpaceStabilityOpenessAccess Incentive (R&D)

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Attractions

Fly-over each otherUSAEuropeBRICKSAwarenessGetting People In Understanding the Rules

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Negatives

Green: RET, Environmental, Bio-

Industries, Agriculture and Agrifood

Digital: ICT, Gaming, Life SciencesServices Innovation: R&D endeavour

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