Amsterdam and Paris, heirs of London after Brexit

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Brexit is promising Trade movements in Europe. HE Farewell to the European project from the UK created new opportunities for other major European cities. While gaining weight as a technology and tourism city in the old continent thanks to benchmarking fairs such as Barcelona, mobileFor example, Paris is drawn as the political capital of Europe, while Amsterdam-Netherlands is drawn as the nerve center of the international trade and internationalization platform.

Barcelona is becoming more attractive as a center of attraction for investment and talent from tech firms. And it is estimated that each company invests an average of six million euros; this translates into a global cumulative investment volume of over 600 million euros in such centers over five years. ​Francesc Fajula. Europeans want to come to Barcelona to work and study (it has an impact on housing prices). But big companies are looking to Amsterdam and Paris to reduce costs and improve their internationalization capacity.

Until a legal framework clearly defines the homogeneous rules of the economic game in the Old Continent, it will be difficult to avoid internal competition. What the same president did European Central Bank (ECB), Christine LagardeToday, two days after the announcement of Ferrovial’s departure from Spain to the Netherlands, one of its goals is to promote “a harmonization that transforms the community area into a real and more efficient market”. According to him, there is a clear “need to fight for capital market unity”. A simple border crossing between Spain and France already differs drastically in aspects as simple as a change in the supply of products sold in supermarkets. Or the different requirements of buying a home from bank loan terms, or the requirements and changes in notarial procedures. And these changes are occurring in each of the EU countries, despite the free movement of capital and people.

During railway Announcing that it wants to be based in the Netherlands, the pages of the ‘Financial Times’ postulate that “France has become the new Great Britain”. Diplomatic crises such as the current war in Ukraine see France as Europe’s interlocutor against the United States. While the UK is experiencing a leadership crisis, even the US Secretary of State, Anthony BlinkenHe was branded as a “French-speaking Parisian” by the British press.

However, the industry references Germany in Europe (not to forget northern Italy). However Holland It consolidates itself as the center of European trade with Asia, with the port of Rotterdam as a counterpoint to those in Asia and as a European headquarters for venues with an international profession. The Dutch market authority, AFM, is closest to the UK FCA in terms of competition and open market advocacy. Ferrovial’s reference shareholders, such as TCI, argue that it is easier for a Dutch company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange than for a Spanish company. Inside railway They assure themselves that the tax savings, which undoubtedly exist and are estimated at around 40 million, are almost the only reason for the transfer. They even guarantee that these tax benefits and entry into the US stock market could cost around $20 million to be recouped in the coming years. The Del Pino family owns approximately 30% of the capital and is backed by other shareholders. Walking is taken lightly.

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