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Netherlands: EIB supports electricity grid investments with Stedin
Dutch electricity network operator Stedin has signed a €500 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), with the goal of maintaining and increasing the security of electricity supply in the Netherlands. The loan will support interventions in Stedin’s electricity distribution network over the 2025-2026 period, focusing both on renewing existing assets as well as implementing planned developments, as Stedin aims to modernise and expand its infrastructure, connect new customers, and invest in automation.
Dutch companies ahead in investment and innovation, EIB Investment Survey shows
Almost all Dutch firms (97%) reported that they were actively investing in 2024, according to the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Investment Survey country results released today. The figure is 10 percentage points higher than the EU average. The survey results for the Netherlands also show some of the highest adoption rates across all types of digital technologies, compared to the European Union average. In this field the Netherlands are far ahead of the bloc’s average, with an adoption rate of 90% compared with an overall EU figure of 74%.
Belgium: DPG Media signs new loan agreement with EIB
DPG Media Group has signed a new lending agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). Built around financing eight core priorities, the EIB finances investments that support EU policy goals, including digitalisation. After a first loan signed in 2022 to support the Group’s digitalisation of media platforms, DPG has now signed a further €120 million in the framework of further digitalisation and innovation of its media.