Japanese investment in Europe continues to soar, figures for the year to March 31 from the Export-Import Bank of Japan show – and while the UK remains the biggest beneficiary, relative to its size, the Netherlands is getting the biggest boost to its economy: the bank says that new investment was up 68% to $14,000m in fiscal 1990 (the Japanese call it fiscal 1989 but there’s no need for the rest of us to change the habits of a lifetime), with manufacturing investment up 109% to $3,050m; of the $14,000m figure, the UK got $5,240m; the Netherlands, $4,550m; France, $1,140m; and West Germany $1,080m.
