Amsterdam Business Directory
This database of articles and links was designed for foreign companies and users who need to make a search concerning doing business in Europe or the Netherlands.
Amsterdam Biz - http://www.amsterdam.biz/
Amsterdam Exchanges (AEX)
The central Dutch exchange for stocks, bonds, options and futures located in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Promotion Foundation
Information for business decision-makers and organisations. Site designed for non-Dutch readers with a professional interest in Amsterdam.
Behr.nl
Quick graphical indices and actual rates for AEX fonds.
Beursplein5
Financial information presented by the business publisher Tijd Beursmedia.
EuroBench
Real-time stock exchange service.
Nedkoers
Commercial information on daily index of the stock exchange in Amsterdam (stocks and funds).
BanenNet - Jobs in Amsterdam
The job bank for Amsterdam, job listings, career agencies, employment, careers.
The Amsterdam RAI International Exhibition & Congress Center
Every year, Amsterdam RAI hosts more than fifty major international congresses, seventy trade fairs and exhibitions, events and over one thousand conferences, meetings and smaller functions. This modern 87.000 square metre complex is unquestionably one of Europe's foremost venues for major international events. There are 22 congress rooms with seating capacities for up to 1750, and 11 exhibition halls with seating for up to 12.900 participants, and countless multi-purpose lounges for exhibitions and poster sessions. All of the halls and conference rooms are air-conditioned and offer all necessary facilities.
RAI
Europaplein 22
NL 1078 GZ Amsterdam
P.O. Box 77777
NL 1070 MS Amsterdam
Tel. 00 31 (0) 20 5491212
Fax 00 31 (0) 20 646 44 69
Email: mail@rai.nl;
website: www.rai.nl
Convention and meeting planners
Amsterdam Congres Bureau
PO Box 3901, 1001 AS Amsterdam
Tel: (020) 551 2570. Fax: (020) 551 2575.
E-mail: acb@amsterdamcongress.nl
Website: www.amsterdamcongress.nl
Eurocongres Conference Management
Jan van Goyenkade 11, 1075 HP Amsterdam
Tel: (020) 679 3411. Fax: (020) 673 7306.
E-mail: info@eurocongres.com
Website: www.eurocongres.com
Banks - Headquarters
ABN-Amro
Vijzelstraat 68
Phone: +31 (0)20 6289393
www.abnamro.nl
Citibank NA
Hoogoorddreef 54B
Phone: +31 (0)20 6514211
(business transactions only)
www.citibank.com
Fortis Bank
Singel 548
Phone: +31 (0)20 6249340
www.fortis.nl
ING Group
Bijlmerplein 888
Phone: +31 (0)20 5639111
www.ingbank.nl
Lloyds TSB Bank
PO Box 3518, 1001AH
Phone: +31 (0)20 5815912
www.lloydstsb.nl
Postbank
Postbus 94780
Phone: +31 (0)20 5655012
www.postbank.nl
Rabobank
Dam 16
Phone: +31 (0)20 5304630
www.rabobank.nl
Banks in Amsterdam, corporate web sites:
Nederlandse Bank - Dutch National Bank
ABN AMRO
Amstgeld
Credit Lyonnais Nederland
ING
Bank Mendes Gans
Delta Lloyd
Kas-Associatie
Nationale Investeringsbank
Nationale Nederlanden
Nederlandse Bank
Postbank
Stads-bank van lening
All banks in Holland
World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
http://www.solidaritetshuset.org/fivas/pub/power_c/k15.htm
Chamber of Commerce
Kamer van Koophandel Amsterdam
(Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Amsterdam)
De Ruyterkade 5, PO Box 2852, 1000 CW Amsterdam
Tel: (020) 531 4000. Fax: (020) 531 4799.
www.kvk.nl
The Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce (UK)
'The Dutch House', 307 High Holborn, London WC1V 7LS
Tel: (020) 7405 1358. Fax: (020) 7405 1689.
Website: www.nbcc.demon.co.uk
Nederlandse Kamer van Koophandel for North America (USA)
Suite 1420, 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
Tel: (212) 265 6460. Fax: (212) 265 6402.
www.netherlands.org
Australian Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Inc (Australia)
Level 7, 80 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060
Tel: (02) 9929 9610. Fax: (02) 9955 7521.
Website: www.ancoc.com.au
Dutch Ministries
Government organizations
European Union
http://europa.eu.int/
http://docs.lib.duke.edu/igo/guides/euindex.html
European Union Institutions Sites
EU Services
Europe:
http://www.ces.eu.int/pages/en/org/europe.htm
Virtual tour of the European Institutions in Brussels
Other Europe sites
International Organizations
European Central Bank (ECB)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT)
The World Bank Group
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), Statistical Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/ECLAC)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
United Nations Statistics Division
World Trade Organization (WTO)
International Organizations
EEC & European Organizations
The Netherlands Useful information
Transports
The Dutch Abroad
Aussie Expats http://www.aussieexpats.com/holland/
The Downunder Dutch (Australia) http://members.optushome.com.au/joopmul/
News about Holland
Algemeen Dagblad http://www.ad.nl/
Ananova (quirky news stories) http://www.Ananova.com/news/index.html?keywords=Holland&nav_src=more_on
Financieele Dagblad http://www.fd.nl/Home.asp
Holland Horizon magazine http://www.minbuza.nl/english/menu.asp?Key=400011&Pad=400007
Holland News http://www.hollandnews.nl/
Netherlands News Sources (Kidon) http://www.kidon.com/media-link/nederlands.shtml
Netherlands Post (news in English) http://www.netherlandspost.com/
News & community for expatriates http://www.expatica.com/
News & more about Holland (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
http://www.minbuza.nl/english/homepage.asp
NIS news http://www.nisnews.nl/
NOS (Nederlandse Publieke Omroep) http://www.omroep.nl/nos/noshome/index.html
NRC Handelsblad (Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl
Parool (Dutch) http://www.parool.nl/275006156.html
Telegraaf (Dutch) http://www.telegraaf.nl
Trouw http://www.trouw.nl/
Volkskrant http://www.volkskrant.nl/
Bulletin Board
UnDutchables Meeting Point http://www.theundutchables.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?
Dutch Language
Language Databank (Dutch) http://www.taaldatabanken.com/
Our Language (mainly Dutch) http://www.onzetaal.nl/koppling/
Van Dale Dutch dictionaries http://www.vandale.nl/
Translation services
Amstelveen Translation Agency
Ouderkerkerlaan 50, PO Box 2263, 1180 E6 Amstelveen
Tel: (020) 645 6610. Fax: (020) 647 4542.
E-mail: avb@avb.nl
Congrestolken
Prinsengracht 993, 1017 KM Amsterdam
Tel: (020) 625 2535. Fax: (020) 626 5642.
E-mail: interpreters@conferenceinterpreters.com
Website: www.conferenceinterpreters.com
Life in Holland
Access http://www.euronet.nl/users/access/
American Vlaai http://www.americanvlaai.com/
Amsterdam Connection http://www.powertoshare.com/amsterdam/index.html
Books online (sold in Holland) http://www.hollandbooks.nl
Dutch Royal House (Het Koninklijk Huis) http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/
Dutch Statistics (CBS) http://www.cbs.nl/en/
Incomplete Guide to the Dutch Language and Culture http://www.geocities.com/nwiersema/#dex\
KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) http://www.klm.com/
Nijmegen Online http://www.nijmegenonline.nl
Trains / Dutch railway http://home.att.net/~NLMS/NLMS.html
Train travel http://www.ns.nl
Weather in Holland http://weerkamer.nl/
Wooden shoes http://www.dutchwoodenshoes.com/
Telephone & E-mail Directories
Dutch Telephone Directory (national) http://www.nationaletelefoongids.nl/
Dutch Yellow Pages http://www.goudengids.nl/
E-mail directory http://www.e-mailgids.nl/search.html
KPN Telephone directory http://www.telefoongids.ptt-telecom.nl/
Searchable map of the Netherlands (by Postcode or City/Street) http://www.lokatienet.nl/
Dutch Search Engines
NL-Menu http://www.nl-menu.nl/nlmenu.nl/nlmenu.shtml
Search.nl http://www.search.nl/
Vindex http://www.vindex.nl/
Startpagina www.startpagina.nl
Food and Drink
All Things Dutch http://www.allthingsdutch.com
Dutch Cheese http://www.gestam.com
Grolsch http://www.grolsch.com/
Hollandse Drop (Licorice) Shop http://www.hollandsedrop.com/
Miscellaneous
Dutch Railways including national and some international train time
Public transport site
Go to Dutch http://gotodutch.nl/
Links to Holland http://www.hollandsedrop.com/links.htm
The Holland Ring contains over 300 homepages of/about the Dutch.