Gabriela Baczyńska
- European Investment Bank
- Communication Department
- Plac Piłsudskiego 1
- PL-00-078 Warsaw
- Poland
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s financing in Poland rose 10% on the year in 2024, reaching €5.7 billion and helping accelerate modern development of cities and regions, as well as energy transition. Support to business competitiveness and national security complemented the EU bank’s comprehensive engagement in Poland last year, helping to leverage €13.5 billion in total investment, which corresponds to 1.6% of the country’s GDP.
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Investment Fund (EIF), Santander Bank Polska and Santander Leasing have signed a new agreement to support lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland, with particular focus on financing businesses that meet gender equality criteria. The cooperation is set to mobilise up to PLN 5 bln in new funding, at least a third of which will benefit companies owned or led by women, those promoting inclusive employment or offering products designed to tackle the gender gap.
Most Polish firms have taken actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as waste minimisation and investment in energy efficiency, according to the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Investment Survey country results released today. The survey for Poland also shows the country fares better than European Union peers when it comes to gender equality in business management, while firms are more optimistic about the economic and regulatory climate.