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The U.S. financial services industry is worth about $4.85 trillion, contributing $1.5 trillion to the U.S.’s total GDP, which ends up accounting for 7.4% of the total GDP. According to data and investors’ sentiment, the most prominent investment industry is the diversified financial services one, as in the past 5 years it has seen 61.51% increase, and only this turbulent year 8.87% increase. The financial sector has witnessed a lot of radical changes as there were new entries in the market: Fintech companies. What are these revolutionary new companies and how have they affected the financial landscape in the U.S.?

Last October, the UK-NL trade mission focus shifted to Artificial Intelligence, as the Dutch participants meet their British counterparts for some one-on-one matchmaking meetings.

The UK-NL trade mission successfully begun on the 18th of October 2022, with 40 Dutch companies from the Sustainable Urban Mobility and Artificial Intelligence sectors meeting with almost 100 British counterparts.

The Belgian (infra-) construction sector offers many opportunities for Dutch companies. There is substantial investment in sustainable infrastructure and circular construction, and they are actively looking for Belgian-Dutch partnerships in all phases of construction projects. This was emphasized during the Trade Mission Sustainable Infrastructure & Circular Construction that took place on May 19 & 20, 2022 in the beautiful Antwerp Trade Fair, the oldest fair in Europe.

The Canadian Creative Industries Trade Mission to Europe took place from May 5 till May 13 2022. The trade mission from the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) had a focus on Europe, specifically Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. 

By order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in close cooperation with the Dutch Embassy in Brussels, a working visit was organized in Leuven this week by The Netherlands Enterprise Agency. TRANSFER was responsible for the customized meetings between Dutch and Belgian participating companies. Although Minister Kaag had to cancel and was replaced by Guido Landheer as Deputy Minister, the working visit was still a success.