Today Invest International has published its Annual Report 2024 with the title: Navigating change, geared for growth. It shows how we made progress in our strategy and created added value for Dutch SMEs, our employees, the partners in our ecosystem and society as a whole. With this, we confirm our position as an important driver for internationally operating businesses and the sustainable development of the Netherlands worldwide.
The main results in 2024:
- Solid growth of the organization continues: Invest International made an operating profit of €6.4 million in 2024 compared to €5.6 million in 2023, a growth of fifteen percent.
- Positive contribution to the Gross National Product and the Dutch economy: a total of €474 million and 4,181 full-time jobs (FTEs) supported.
- Increasing demand for financing for international expansion and export of Dutch SMEs: at the end of 2024, a total of €840 million was committed in investment loans, equity and export financing. Of this, €445 million was provided to 224 Dutch SMEs.
- Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Invest International ensures that a large proportion of the projects in the portfolio contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
CFRO Vanessa Hart: “The results show that the financing solutions are in line with a growing demand for international financing outside the traditional channels Our financing solutions meet the rising demand for international funding beyond traditional channels. Since our launch in 2021, Invest International has played a key role in supporting the global ambitions of Dutch SMEs.”
CFRO Vanessa Hart: “Since our launch in 2021, Invest International has played a key role in supporting the global ambitions of Dutch SMEs.”
Invest International’s Management Team. From left to right behind: Petra Vernooij (Director Public Sector), Piter de Jong (Director Risk, Compliance IT & Change), Viola Tilanus (General Counsel/Head Legal), Vanessa van de Wiel (Director People & Culture), Patrick Beekman (Director Finance a.i.).
From left to right front/sitting: Jacob van Gent (Director Corporate Affairs & Corporate Secretary), Lara Muller (Director New Business), Vanessa Hart (CFRO) and Michiel Slootweg (Director Private Sector).
Supporting Dutch business
Invest International finances Dutch companies that do business internationally in impactful transitions. We contribute to a level playing field for Dutch companies and strengthen the business climate and earning capacity of the Netherlands.
This has a major positive impact on the business community, in the Netherlands and worldwide. In 2024, Invest International supported 4,118 jobs in the Netherlands and in total, the projects have supported more than 122,000 jobs worldwide.
