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EIB Group and ABN AMRO sign synthetic securitisation agreement, enabling €1.2 billion in new lending for Dutch businesses, part of the new funding is earmarked for sustainable SMEs.
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.
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%.