stagnation

  The Netherlands has long been an innovative, competitive and prosperous mid-sized European democracy. It is currently the fifth-largest economy in the European Union and the 18th-largest in the world. The Dutch consider themselves “big among the small,” holding disproportionate influence within organizations like the EU and NATO. Yet political deadlock now grips the nation; […]

  The direction of the world economy is unclear. Geopolitical crises may disrupt supply chains (wars in various parts of the world), financial overhangs need resolute answers (public debts and interest-rate manipulation) and self-inflicted wounds (United States President Donald Trump’s preference for confrontational approaches, with occasional second thoughts) sometimes generate unpleasant surprises. Previously, governments responded […]