Martin Visser is a columnist and reporter for De Financiële Telegraaf, covering macroeconomic developments in the Netherlands and Europe. He is also a regular commentator on the television programme EenVandaag. Martin began his journalistic career after studying Economics at the weekly magazine Elsevier. After two years, he moved to Het Financieele Dagblad (FD), where he reported on the Dutch polder model, social security, the labour market, and healthcare. For four years he was a parliamentary correspondent for the FD, closely following the developments involving Jan Peter Balkenende and Wouter Bos.
Background
In January 2008, Martin moved to Brussels as a correspondent, where he covered the banking crisis, the economic crisis, and the euro crisis. On the last topic, he wrote the widely discussed book De Eurocrisis, an exposé on political failure. Returning to the Netherlands at the end of 2012, he became a columnist and general reporter at the FD. In summer 2013, he joined De Telegraaf, becoming the face of De Financiële Telegraaf, writing a weekly column, and producing video contributions twice a week under DFT Visser Vindt. In 2014, he co-authored the book De Kleine Piketty with Wouter van Bergen, followed later by De Kleine Piketty 2. In 2015, he published Komt het nog wel goed met ons?, analyzing current economic developments.
Martin as Speaker
Martin delivers lectures, presentations, and guest lectures for entrepreneurs, employers, trade unions, investors, and students. He speaks passionately about economic news, trends in economics and politics, and explains the societal context in which we live, work, and do business—preferably in an interactive format.
Economic Updates
In the winter edition of 2021/2022, Martin participated in De Slimste Mens, reaching the final week and finishing third. He is frequently invited on radio and television, commenting on economic developments for programs including Nieuwsuur, De Wereld Draait Door, Pauw & Witteman, and Knevel en Van den Brink. Today, he is regularly featured on EenVandaag, Buitenhof, Jinek, and Op1. Weekly, he co-hosts the financial podcast Kwestie van Centen with Telegraaf colleague Herman Stam and writes the free newsletter Achter de cijfers.
