More ‘Brexit’ Companies Shift to the Netherlands as Uncertainty Persists

More ‘Brexit’ Companies Shift to the Netherlands as Uncertainty Persists
Canals are seen after heavy snowfall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Feb. 7, 2021. Eva Plevier/Reuters
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AMSTERDAM—The flow of businesses moving to the Netherlands because of Brexit remained strong in 2020, even though foreign investment fell by a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency said on Thursday.

Amsterdam has attracted companies in trading and finance, medicine and agriculture, as well as logistics and distribution looking to secure their European operations as Britain departed the European Union.