On Friday the thirteenth, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) announced that growth had levelled off in the third quarter to almost zero. Disappointing natural gas revenues and a weak export position were all over the newspapers. And, actually, that’s no great surprise.
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When this column appears, I will be in China. Next week I will be in South Korea and Japan. And shortly after I leave Japan, Mark Rutte will be arriving there on 9 November for a trade mission.
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As a businesswoman, I’m becoming increasingly reluctant to follow what’s going on in the news. Aside from the positive news that Shell is stopping drilling for oil in Alaska, over the last few weeks we’ve been able to read about the large numbers of refugees, the slashing of prices of medication, the scandal over diesel cars and the ‘carbon bubble’.
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