Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the longest serving premier in the Netherlands and the second longest serving head of government in the EU, will be stepping down – and as he announced – leaving politics after an early election is called, probably for October or November. Rutte is head of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and leads a four party coalition government that collapsed over an immigration policy stalemate. Rutte characterized the collapse as being due to “irreconcilable issues.” Though the issue at hand was immigration, in a bigger context this has implications for ag and fertilizer use. Rutte’s government was also trying to push through the Netherlands’ nit...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.