The “Koninklijke Bibliotheek” (KB) is the National Library of the Netherlands. The KB offers access to all Dutch publications issued by recognized publishers as well as a large portion of Dutch grey literature. Their catalogue offers access to 6 million items: 110 kilometers of (Dutch) books, newspapers and magazines. Dutch publishers are invited to deposit their [...]

Virtually every sector and line of business within the economy of the Netherlands, is organized. One particular “Dutch” regulatory structure is the so-called commodity or industrial board. These  boards are also known as “publiekrechtelijke beroepsorganisaties” (the Dutch abbreviation is PBO), and is similar to a public law corporation organization. In the Netherlands there are 17 commodity [...]

The (Dutch only) retail trade yearbook (published by HBD, Hoofdbedrijfschap Detailhandel) is an important printed information source. It provides detailed descriptions about some 40 retail sectors. The directory contains information  about turnover, price level, number of companies and outlets and basic characteristics for the retail trade as a whole. For each sector the following topics [...]