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| 'A good Dutch business climate' for UK-based companies, but no promises of better weather (AFP Photo/Robin van Lonkhuijsen) |
The Hague (AFP) - More than 40 companies last year moved, or said they would move, their operations from Britain to the Netherlands in response to Brexit uncertainties, Dutch authorities reported on Saturday.
The
combined moves of 42 companies will translate into the shift of just under
2,000 jobs and of 291 million euros ($330 million) in investments, the Dutch
agency for foreign investment said in a statement.
Most of the
companies are British, but some are from Asia or the US.
The Dutch
government welcomed the figures, with Economy Minister Eric Wiebes saying that
"due to the growing international uncertainty surrounding Brexit and
changing global trade policies, the importance of a good Dutch business climate
for all of us is continually increasing".
The list
includes Japanese investment bank Norinchukin, media company TVT Media,
financial services providers MarketAxess and Azimo, and maritime insurer UK
P&I, the agency said.
Some of the
companies were also looking at moving some operations elsewhere in the European
Union, including Germany, France and Ireland, it said.
In addition
to relocations by corporates, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), an EU
agency, has said that it will move from London to Amsterdam as it cannot
legally remain in a non-EU country.
Britain is
to leave the European Union on March 29, and uncertainty about the shape of any
agreement with Brussels by that date has created unease in the business
community, with many British and multinational companies having already
announced moves to elsewhere in the EU.
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