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Posted on 19 sep 2011

The EU & ASEAN Communities

Meltdown vs Melting Pot Presenting a critique on “Establishment of Monetary Community in East Asia”, at a conference in Korea in 2005, I confronted yet again a very innocent but perplexing question: could Asia replicate the EU model? My response was ‘maybe not’. In the wake of the Asian financial crisis of 1997, that inflicted enormous pain. Several pundits of... Read More »
Posted on 09 sep 2011

“In summer you look for something...

‘ooh, give me another glass of that’. Something easier to drink.” Author: Marco de Vries The well-known Amsterdam-based but English-born chef Jean Beddington likes her summer wines. Which according to her might have something to do with the fact that as a naughty ten year old she got slightly drunk on champagne during a garden party. This article was originally published in The... Read More »
Posted on 07 sep 2011

10 top lobbyists

Author: Patricia de Zoete Starting a business in The Netherlands? Want to invest in or take over a Dutch company, but having trouble to interpret the rules and regulations? It can be useful to have friends in high places to help you find your way in the jungle of Dutch politics. But who do you turn to? Below a list... Read More »