Tax treaties create $4.2 trillion cash flow through Netherlands

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A network of favourable tax treaties and an industry devoted to minimizing tax bills has made the Netherlands the conduit for an annual flow of capital five times the size of its own economy, new research showed on Thursday. Statistics Netherlands published the data for the first time -- based in part on information from the Dutch central bank -- showing that the country had received 4.6 trillion euros ($5.2 trillion) in "foreign direct investment" in 2017.But only a fifth..