Polen

The EIB has signed an agreement with PESA Bydgoszcz S.A. for around PLN 210 million (€50 million), joining an international financial consortium that will support the company’s modern development and further international expansion with up to PLN 6.8 billion. The Bydgoszcz rolling stock manufacturer plans to double production capacity through automation and robotisation, introduce new zero-emission rail vehicles to the market, and expand its international presence.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Poland’s national development bank Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) a new long-term loan of €500 million to build sections totalling around 93 km of the S17 expressway in the Lublin region in south-eastern part of the country. This year’s investment by the EIB to expand and modernise Poland’s road network has thus reached nearly €1.38 billion, helping to boost economic activity and regional development while supporting civilian and military mobility in the country, and across Europe.

Corporate investment in Poland remains largely stable despite global trade disruptions, the latest European Investment Bank’s survey found. The share of companies reporting having made investments rose slightly for the third consecutive year, reaching 80% in the latest edition of the survey. Although this figure is below the EU average (86%), more firms in Poland than across the 27 member states plan to increase investment spending in the future.