Health-Holland

The Netherlands has a highly attractive international business environment and is home to over 15,000 foreign companies. Their decision to locate in the Netherlands is based on several factors. The local workforce is highly productive and has a strong work ethic. In addition, the Netherlands has several leading (technical) universities as well as an excellent business infrastructure. The private sector enjoys an open relationship with government, knowledge institutes and other organisations and institutions and companies locating in the Netherlands often attribute their success to this environment of mutual transparency. INDUSTRY CLIMATE The Netherlands provides an attractive business climate with wide-ranging scope for innovation. It is known for its competitive and stable tax regime, attractive R&D incentives, excellent research facilities and top-rated educational institutions that result in a well-educated and multilingual workforce with a high level of productivity. International business climate 62