Doing Financial Business

The central geographical position of the Netherlands, its excellent connectivity, a well educated, multilingual workforce, a favourable tax climate, member of the EU and euro, and a stable and reliable jurisdiction provides the Netherlands with a strong business climate.

Business Climate

The Netherlands provides a strategic location, centrally located in Europe. Therefore the Netherlands is the gateway to Europe. Its centrally located between United Kingdom, Germany and France; Also Brussels is very near.

Starting financial business

One of the goals of HFC is to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting starters in starting a business in the financial industry.

Knowledge and Educational Centres

Thanks to the the well known knowledge en educational centres the Netherlands features one of the most highly educated.

Market Entry for Foreign Banks

This KPMG brochure 'Destination Holland: Market Entry for Foreign Banks' gives a nice snapshot of the Dutch banking sector, the supervision authorities, foreign banks in the Netherlands, tax issues and a market entry flow chart. The brochure informs foreign banks that are considering to set up