2025-11-16 16:00
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2025-11-16 16:00
BGK is ready to support the development of the Ukrainian National Development Institution – declared the president of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego Mirosław Czekaj during a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Taras Kaczka – PAP Bank reported. The support will include, among others: providing technical assistance.
“BGK is ready to support the development of the Ukrainian National Development Institution by providing technical assistance, sharing specialist knowledge and organizing workshops and expert sessions,” said Mirosław Czekaj, president of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Mirosław Czekaj, president of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, quoted in the release sent to PAP, during a Thursday meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Taras Kaczka and the Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański.
According to the Bank, the topics discussed during the meeting included: opportunities to expand BGK's presence on the Ukrainian market.
Czekaj pointed out that BGK “actively works to rebuild Ukraine”. As he recalled, in 2025 a loan instrument was launched for entrepreneurs implementing activities aimed at rebuilding Ukraine's infrastructure and economic potential. The maximum loan value is PLN 10 million, the interest rate is 2%. and the repayment period is 10 years. For some industries and investments (including the medical industry), it is planned, among others, for lower interest rates and extended repayment period.
PLN 250 million was contracted for this purpose and financing partners were selected in a tender to grant loans. The interest in the program exceeded our expectations. Applications from entrepreneurs have already exceeded the value of the available pool, noted Czekaj.
The bank's president pointed out that BGK employees are currently preparing “a number of analyzes” of sectors of the Ukrainian economy. This concerns the transport, energy, IT, critical raw materials and biomethane sectors. He also prepared a report on the impact of migrants from Ukraine on the Polish economy, which shows that Ukrainian citizens constitute approximately 5%. all working in Poland, and their presence “significantly supports the labor market, especially in the industrial, construction, services and transport sectors.”
As noted by BGK, the inflow of migrants from Ukraine largely coincided with the period of good economic conditions and increased needs of the labor market. Moreover, according to available research, migration from Ukraine could contribute to the increase in Polish GDP by 0.5%. up to 2.4 percent annually.
“In addition to analytical activities, BGK, in cooperation with the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) and SWPS University, implemented an internship program for Ukrainian students and young employees of the public and banking sectors. The main goal of the program was to strengthen the administrative potential of the Ukrainian public sector and build competence resources of young staff,” Czekaj noted.
BGK is a development bank wholly owned by the State Treasury, supporting the sustainable socio-economic development of the country. The bank initiates and develops cooperation between business, the public sector and financial institutions. At the end of 2024, BGK's assets amounted to almost PLN 270 billion and equity to almost PLN 41 billion. (PAP)
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