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    "modified_at": "2026-06-24 10:41:44",
    "published_at": "2026-06-24 09:33:00",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Almost 44,000 new companies were set up in Belgium between 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026, according to the Federation of Notaries (Fednot).</strong></p><p>A total of 43,963 companies were created during the period, up 4.5 per cent from the previous year. On average, 3,664 companies were launched each month.</p><p>Wallonia recorded the strongest growth, with new company formations rising by 12.1 per cent. Brussels saw an increase of 4.6 per cent, while Flanders recorded growth of 1.6 per cent.</p><p>Flanders remained the main business hub, with 26,267 new companies, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of all new businesses in Belgium.</p><p>Fednot said the increase was linked to company law reforms introduced in 2019. The changes made it easier to start a business by simplifying rules and removing the minimum capital requirement.</p><p>Most of the new businesses were private limited companies. Fednot also noted strong entrepreneurial growth in Hainaut, where company creation rose by around 20 per cent compared with a year earlier.</p><p>The number of new companies being created each month is now about 75 per cent higher than before the 2019 reforms.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>&copy; BERTRAND GUAY / AFP</sup></p><hr /><p><strong>Related news</strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-1c3b4241-032a-424c-b378-83387d84cd56\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"http://prez.ly/IO4d\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2Fc020ed46-3bf1-41dd-ac10-388187e2d805%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=361ac4f208dc09e4edf4b3c454036aa5)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"http://prez.ly/IO4d\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"1c3b4241-032a-424c-b378-83387d84cd56\"\n           >\n                Ghent cyber firm Aikido becomes Belgian tech unicorn after $60m funding round            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                Ghent-based cybersecurity company Aikido Security has raised more than 60 million dollars in new funding, pushing its valuation above one billion...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fghent-cyber-firm-aikido-becomes-belgian-tech-unicorn-after-60m-funding-round&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div id=\"bookmark-29c8b3cc-18ba-4838-b7c9-dc3cd18909d5\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"http://prez.ly/jf5d\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2Fa6358471-f95d-4922-b248-a80cd4f9c096%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=b840a42d99325c5e4e83087a41c6aa14)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"http://prez.ly/jf5d\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"29c8b3cc-18ba-4838-b7c9-dc3cd18909d5\"\n           >\n                Flanders attracts growing foreign investment despite global uncertainty            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                Flemish minister president Matthias Diependaele has presented Flanders\u2019 annual foreign direct investment figures during the World Economic Forum...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fflanders-attracts-growing-foreign-investment-despite-global-uncertainty&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n",
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