Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
de BV Nederland
English translation:
The Netherlands, Inc.
Dutch term
de BV Nederland
| 3 +3 | The Netherlands, Inc. |
Max Nuijens
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| 3 | The Netherlands Ltd. |
Erik Boers
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Oct 14, 2009 11:10: Max Nuijens Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Netherlands
Energy & Environment, MSc
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch
The Netherlands, Inc.
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-10-07 14:10:04 GMT)
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Other Dutchmen had the same idea:
"Considering the sharp rise in the aging population, the shortage in the labor market, and especially the need for us to distinguish ourselves in the area of innovation, TopBrainstorm is convinced that the use of this talent is essential for the future of Netherlands Inc."
http://www.talentnaardetop.nl/About-TopBrainstorm.htm
"His new photographs show her in a very regal pose, at the Palace in The Hague, and as a stern CEO of The Kingdom of the Netherlands Inc."
http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2008/01/...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-07 15:31:07 GMT)
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"Corporate Nederlands" is also used as a shorthand for Dutch business/the Dutch business community, as you say. See for example:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/aug2002/neth-a12.shtml
But be careful: In this case the meaning is narrower. With "The Netherlands, Inc." the country as a whole is meant, as if it is a single large company/entity, whereas "corporate Netherlands" singles out and lumps together the business sector only.
| Thanks! This sent me in the right direction as some further searching on the internet lead to the following option: Corporate Netherlands. |
Belgium
Over 35 years of translating experience
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 3 more.
The Netherlands Ltd.
The Netherlands Ltd.: Jobs for Sale?
(Dutch title: BV Nederland: banen in de uitverkoop?
A concise analysis of job migration from the Netherlands to India, the trade union response in the Netherlands, the UK experience and the potential impact on the Dutch economy.
http://www.robinvankoert.co.uk/OffshoreOutsourcing.htm
The European economic integration of 1992 was still ahead and in several doom scenarios the Netherlands Ltd. would not be able to keep up with the other European countries in the global competition.
http://www.etcproceedings.org/paper/revival-of-rail-freight-...
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