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The Netherlands
Between windmills and tulips
Dutch economic policy is geared chiefly toward sustained and environmentally sustainable economic growth and development by way of fiscal consolidation, labor and product market reforms, economic restructuring, energy conservation, environmental protection, regional development, and other national goals.The Netherlands is presently the second-greatest natural gas producer in the European Union and the ninth-greatest in the world. The country is one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment. Leading foreign investors in the Netherlands (2005) are the United States with 18.5%, the United Kingdom (14.1%), Germany (12.0%) and Belgium (10.1%).
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