In 2006, the Dutch Prime Minister, Balkenende, had to apologize publicly to Surinamese groups for saying that The Netherlands should be proud of its so-called VOC-mentality, named after the famous Dutch East India Company (VOC), a trading company...
Supply Chain Movement Trends
Sailing through the storm
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The hurricane season that devastated the financial markets and reduced consumer confidence to a minimum has already impacted the real economy. The key question now is the order of magnitude, the geographical scope and how to react. To illustrate the...
Pain is temporary
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We have seen the economy shift with excessive speed from a bull market to a bear market. But is this an issue in itself? Not really. The fundamental layer of our economic system has never before been as strong as it is today. Irrational behavior in...
Paradise Australia, but not yet for the consumer?
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Since I came to Australia in January 2009, I make a point to chat to cab drivers and check where they're originally from. So it happened that I spoke to Afghan, Pakistan, Indian and Russian cab drivers who came to the island for different reasons,...
