With Brexit, more than 40 companies left the UK to travel to the Netherlands in 2018 | World

"In 2018, the Dutch Agency for Foreign Investment (NFIA) brought 42 companies to the Netherlands because of Brexit," said NFIA, which is part of the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Together, these companies represent 1,923 jobs and at least 291 million euros of investment in the Netherlands, the NFIA reported in its annual results.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will also leave London to settle in Amsterdam.

In January, the Dutch agency said it was in contact with more than 250 foreign companies wishing to establish in the Netherlands after the Brexit, which is scheduled to take place on March 29th. These companies work mainly in the sectors of finance, media and health, the agency said.

Quoted in a statement, the Dutch Minister of Economy, Eric Wiebes, commemorated the change and stressed "the importance of the good business climate in the Netherlands, with increasing uncertainty regarding Brexit and Changes in Global Trade Policies. "

" Imminent Brexit and Tensions on International Trade Provide Opportunities for Dutch Enterprises, "said Sigrid Kaag, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation .

Among the companies that announced their transfer to the Netherlands last year are international financial companies such as MarketAxess and Azimo, as well as the UK P & I Club.

The Japanese investment bank Norinchukin and the British media group TVT Media also announced the expansion of their offices in the Netherlands, partly because of Brexit, the NFIA reported.

In 2019, several companies, including Discovery Group and the Bloomberg agency, have already announced their intention to invest in the Netherlands after the divorce between London and the European Union, according to the NFIA.