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A new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB) shows that firms in the Netherlands have few concerns about the long-term effects of climate change. The firms in question say that the main reason for this is that in the recent past they have already invested significantly in climate adaptation or mitigation measures. While firms often state that they expect to see major changes in the climate system, they seem to still lag behind in devising a strategy to deal with them. However, the Netherlands is at the head of the pack in terms of climate investments made so far, according to the EIB’s 2020 Investment Survey.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Flemish wastewater treatment company Aquafin continue their longstanding collaboration with the signature of a new financing agreement worth €100 million. It concerns the second tranche of the eleventh financing agreement between the two parties, for a total value of €200 million, first agreed in 2019.

Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) und der Europäische Investitionsfonds (EIF) haben ihre Finanzierungen für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) in den Niederlanden deutlich ausgebaut. Von 2018 bis 2020 vergaben sie über Partnerbanken und Fonds rund drei Milliarden Euro in den Niederlanden. Gehebelt über die zwischengeschalteten Finanzpartner mobilisierten sie Finanzierungen von insgesamt rund 12,5 Milliarden Euro für niederländische KMU.