Debt and equity funding totalling £152 million from the Development Bank of Wales helped 502 businesses to create and safeguard 6,185 jobs across Wales during 2024/25. 82% of these businesses were classed as micro.
The record figures have been released on Wednesday 28 May 2025 by the Development Bank of Wales for the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. It brings the total amount invested in SME businesses and property developers by the Development Bank since its launch in 2017 to £958 million.
As a public finance institution owned by the Welsh Government, the Development Bank provides loans and equity for Welsh businesses, people and communities in support of the Government’s wider policy objectives including the transition to a low-carbon economy and the development of new homes and commercial property.
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