We are the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank. We support sustainable private sector growth in developing and emerging markets by investing in businesses, projects and financial institutions.
FMO was founded in 1970 and is a public-private partnership, with 51% of our shares held by the Dutch State and 49% held by commercial banks, trade unions and other members of the private sector. FMO has a triple A rating from both Fitch and Standard & Poor’s.
We are a Dutch organization with a diverse and international workforce with over 75 different nationalities. We are inclusive and professional, collaborating to ensure everyone can thrive and perform at their best. In our day-to-day way of working, we combine business focus with empathy and care, ensuring the safety and well-being of all colleagues. At FMO, we believe every job, role, and contribution matters; therefore, you will add value to our mission and purpose. Learn more about who we are below.
We believe in a world in which, by 2050, more than 9 billion people live well and within planetary boundaries. Learn more about our 2030 Strategy here.
We create development impact by being additional in financing the private sector in low- and middle-income countries.
We enable entrepreneurs to increase inclusive and sustainable prosperity.
By attracting talent from various countries, we safeguard a deep internal understanding of working within and across the different cultures of the regions where we operate.
Our core values — Diversity, Integrity, Making the difference, and Quality — form the foundation of our company culture and help guide the execution of our strategy and day-to-day work. We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture, and we firmly believe that being open to new and diverse perspectives and ideas leads to better and more balanced decision-making.
As an organization that focuses on reducing inequality and that has diversity as one of its values, we owe it to society at large, to our partners and each of our colleagues to strive for full equality and inclusion. There is an important difference between simply ensuring that diverse backgrounds and viewpoints are represented and making sure everyone can bring their full self to work.
That is why we strive for diversity at all levels of our organization and do our outmost to create an inclusive working culture for our employees and our stakeholders. We believe that diverse and inclusive teams enhance creativity and innovation, generating different ideas, which lead to better solutions with higher impact.
As we operate in developing markets around the world, a diverse and inclusive culture contributes to our strategy of forging deeper relationships with our clients and other stakeholders. For more information, please see our Diversity and Inclusion Statement.
FMO follows a number of guidelines and principles, which helps us to improve the quality of our work. See for the latest overview our annual report.