Why Invest in Holland

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27 November 2013

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2.Investment condilions
Bflateral Investment
Treaty
3.Vsa & Resdence
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The 2’ exporter of agricultural products
The 5th largest exporter and the 7th importer of goods and
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The 9th largest foreign investor in the world
Close to 10.000 foreign companies active in the
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Reason 1: Location

Why Holland?

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Why Holland?

Ports

Rotterdam: third
largest in the world

Airports
Schiphol A’dam:
Europe’s third
largest (“Best
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Highways NL: second highest
density in Europe
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world’s number one
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Reason 2: Infrastructure

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Reason 3: Innovation & High Tech

Knowledge Economy
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Reason 5: Stable economy

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Why Holland?

Reason 6: Business climate

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Reason 7: Fiscal
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Very competHive
tax climate from
its far-reaching
tax treaty
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Why Holland?

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2. Bilateral Investment Treaty
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• April ‘94 Netherlands and Ukraine signed
Bilateral Investment Treaty to protect private
investments in either countries.
• In 1995 Ukraine and the Netherlands signed
Taxation Agreement
• In addition in 1996 and 2003: Ukrainian Foreign
Investment Law

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3. Visa & Residence permit

Shorter than 3 months vsit? All vsa information you
can find at the site of our Visa Application Center:
com/index.aspx
Http ://www. netherlandsvac-ua 1

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Longer than 3 months visit? All residence permit (MVV)
information you can find:
http ://english md .nl/residencewizard/
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More information

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency:
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Promoting and assisting foreign investments
in the Netherlands
Coordinating acquisition activities of
regional authorities
Monitoring the relative investment chmate
in the Netherlands

More information can be found at:
www.nfia.nI