The 6% rise in the number of jobs last year at foreign companies in the
Netherlands was largely due to several large Dutch companies (such as KLM,
Vendex KBB and PCM) being taken over by foreign companies. The number of foreign
companies located on Dutch soil grew by 4 percent to around 5,300. The increase
of 30,000 jobs brought total employment at foreign companies to nearly 550,000.




The figures are based on the report “Operations of Foreign Companies in the
Netherlands in 2004,” drawn up by consultancy bureau Stec Groep and commissioned
by the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA).



Over one-third (nearly 196,000) of the foreign jobs were created by production
and assembly companies, a large number of them located in Noord-Brabant and
Limburg.

Around 33 percent of the foreign companies are distribution and wholesaling
units, accounting for 20 percent (over 106,000) of the jobs. Additionally, head
offices, sales and marketing offices and back offices are good for over
one-third of the jobs.



The Netherlands hosts about 400 head offices of foreign companies with nearly
93,000 jobs. As well as head office functions, some 1,300 foreign companies have
a sales and marketing office in the Netherlands (over 107,000 jobs).



The US is the most important 'donor country' with 1,600 company units,
accounting for 30 percent of employment at foreign companies in the Netherlands.
The UK comes second in the number of 'foreign' jobs created (17 percent) and
Germany third (13 percent).



Over 500 Asian companies have located in the Netherlands, accounting for 7
percent of 'foreign' jobs. The most important Asian country is Japan (some 310
units), followed by Taiwan and South Korea. The number of Chinese companies
locating in the Netherlands (27) and the number of jobs they create (about
3,000) is "as yet limited."

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