Economic development forecasts for the Netherlands for 2025 point to moderate growth, driven by domestic demand and investment.
According to the forecasts of the Central Planning Bureau of the Netherlands (CPB), after an expected modest economic growth of 0.6% in 2024, the country’s GDP could increase by 1.6% in 2025.
According to the Central Bank of the Netherlands (DNB), inflation in the country in 2025 is projected at around 3% per year, which is higher than the eurozone average.
In 2025, the Dutch government plans revenues of €425.1 billion and expenditures of €457 billion, which will lead to a budget deficit of about 2.5% of GDP, which is in line with European Union standards.
The Netherlands’ exports, which are a key driver of the economy, are expected to reach €70.5 billion in 2025.
According to forecasts, the growth of housing prices in the Netherlands will slow down from 13% in 2024 to 8-10% in 2025 and 6-8% in 2026.
Economic growth in the Netherlands may be at risk if trade conflicts escalate, especially between the United States and the European Union. The possible imposition of high import duties and retaliatory measures could negatively affect the country’s exports and investments.
In general, the outlook for the Dutch economy in 2025 remains positive, but the country should be prepared for possible external challenges and adapt its policies to the changing global economic situation.
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/forecast-economic-development-neder/
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Saturday put into orbit a batch of 21 mini-satellites to replenish the orbital constellation of the Starlink system’s global Internet coverage network, developer SpaceX said.
“On Saturday, February 8 at 2:18 p.m. ET (9:18 p.m. Kiev time), a Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, including 13 with direct cellular access capability,” the company said in a statement on its website.
The rocket was launched from the 40th launch complex of the U.S. Space Force base at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
As part of the launch, the first reusable stage of the launch vehicle, which was used for the 17th time, made a controlled vertical landing on the offshore drone platform A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic after separation.
Since May 2019, SpaceX has already launched more than 7,800 such satellites as part of the Starlink project. Some of them failed or went out of orbit. More than 6.9 thousand vehicles are in orbit in working condition.
SpaceX is the largest satellite operator in the world. Starlink Internet network is available to users in 75 countries, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. According to the Pentagon, the services of these satellites are also actively used by the U.S. military.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga has invited foreign ambassadors who speak Ukrainian to an informal meeting at the diplomatic residence.
“Today gathered in the diplomatic residence of foreign ambassadors who speak Ukrainian. Our sign of respect to those who treat with respect to us. I am grateful to the heads of diplomatic missions for the conversation about the popularization of our culture, as well as a just world,” he wrote in social network X.
From the country flags attached to the post, it can be understood that the heads of diplomatic missions of such countries as Azerbaijan, Canada, Croatia, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Vatican, Latvia, Montenegro, the Palestinian Territories, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Bulgaria and Poland were invited.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aboard Air Force One that he wants to strike a $500 million deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on access to rare earth minerals and natural gas in Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees in any potential peace settlement, The New York Post reported Saturday.
According to the publication, also present on the plane was national security adviser Mike Waltz, addressing whom Trump said: “Let’s keep these meetings going. They want to meet. People are being killed every day. Young beautiful soldiers are being killed. Young men like my sons. On both sides. All over the battlefield.”
It is noted that Vice President Vance will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference next week.
Trump said he spoke on the phone with Vladimir Putin in an attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
“I’d rather not talk,” Trump said when asked how many times the two leaders had spoken. But he believes Putin “cares” about killing on the battlefield.
The shareholders of PrJSC “Production Association ‘Stalkanat’ (Odesa) intend to allocate UAH 60 million 511,837 thousand for dividends at the rate of UAH 0.58 per share from the profit for 2024, and leave the rest as retained earnings.
This issue is included in the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders scheduled for March 10 this year in remote mode.
However, no profit figures for 2024 are provided.
The shareholders plan to review the CEO’s report for 2024 and determine the main areas of activity in 2025. They will also consider the report of the Supervisory Board for the previous year, the conclusions of the audit report of the auditor, and approve measures based on the results of the report review.
It is also planned to approve the results of financial and economic activities for 2024, make a decision on the distribution of profits for the past year, and approve the annual report.
As reported, in 2023, Stalkanat reduced its net profit by 13.8% year-on-year to UAH 280.060 million from UAH 325.073 million. Retained earnings at the end of the year amounted to UAH 373.626 million.
“Stalkanat is one of the largest producers of steel ropes and reinforcing strands in Eastern Europe and a leader in the production of hardware products in Ukraine.
According to the third quarter of 2024, David Nemyrovsky holds a 50% stake, Anton Mikhalenko – 23.7%, and Maria Kondratyuk – 23.1%. Earlier, the company reported that an individual, Vitaliy Dubovich, owned 3.199998% of its shares.
The authorized capital of Stalkanat currently amounts to UAH 17.736 million, with a share price of UAH 0.17.
Over the past seven days, 4,696 newborns have been officially registered in Ukraine. As reported in the telegram channel of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, 2,108 of the newborns are boys, and 1,961 are girls.
As reported, last year in 2024, 176,679 babies were born in Ukraine, which averaged less than 3,400 per week. The birth rate in Ukraine in 2024 was 5.8% lower than in 2023, when 187.3 thousand children were born.
