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Massive Dutch Public Investment Agenda Shields Domestic Construction Sector from Slumping Private Demand

An ambitious public investment agenda heavily focused on defense infrastructure, green energy transitions, and subsidized housing is effectively keeping the Dutch construction sector afloat. Economic monitors note that this massive injection of state capital is successfully offsetting deep weaknesses in private sector commercial real estate development caused by high borrowing costs.
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