Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA)

For foreign companies wishing to establish their business in the Netherlands and to take advantage of the Dutch business environment as a strategic base to cover Europe, the NFIA([1]) is the first port of call. The NFIA was established for the specific purpose of helping and advising such companies by providing them with advice, information and practical assistance, quickly and on a confidential basis, as well as providing them access to a broad network of business partners and government institutions, all free of charge. Founded more than 30 years ago, the NFIA is an operational unit of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation ([2]). Throughout the years it has supported thousands of companies from all over the world to successfully establish their business in the Netherlands.

NFIA support starts in the country of origin. To that end, the NFIA has offices in Europe (HQ in The Hague, London, Istanbul), the US (New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco), Asia (Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Seoul, New Delhi, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) and in the Gulf Region (Dubai), as well as an NFIA representative office in Brazil (São Paulo). In addition, the NFIA closely cooperates with Dutch embassies, consulates-general and other organizations that represent the Dutch government around the world.

In all, nearly 6,000 foreign companies have established nearly 8,500 operations in the Netherlands. Among the many prominent international companies that have taken advantage of NFIA's services as they located their operations in the Netherlands, are North American companies like Abbott Laboratories, Boeing, Bombardier, Cisco Systems, Dow, Eastman Chemical, Medtronic, NCR Corporation and Reebok. They also include European companies such as Bosch, Danone, Siemens and RWE. Additionally, NFIA assisted a large number of companies from Asia and the Middle East, such as BenQ, Daewoo, Giant, Hitachi, Huawei, ICBC, LG Electronics, SABIC, Samsung, Saudi Aramco, Tata Consultancy Services, Teijin and Yakult.

External links

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency ([3]) Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs ([4])