1Project supported by the European Commission

Regional financial instruments in Małopolska

Józef Węgrzyn Environment and Rural Areas Developement Department of

Malopolska Voivodeship

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Malopolska Region – national context

20% of Poland’s population within a 100 km distance from region’s capital

15.000 sq.km 7,3 % of Poland’s GDP 3.2 million people >12.000 of scientists 220.000 students

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Malopolska Agency for Regional Development S.A.

The Małopolska Agency for Regional Development S.A. (MARR S.A.) established in 1993, carries out activities contributing to the comprehensive development of the Małopolskie Voivodeship.

MARR S.A. supports local initiatives, provides financial support for enterprises and programmes aimed at the region’s development, initiates and promotes entrepreneurship, is involved in investment promotions and operates for the benefit of environmental protection.

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Malopolska Agency for Regional Development S.A.

Financial Instruments

Małopolski Loan Guarantee Fund Małopolski Loan Fund „First Business” Programme Loan Fund for New Workplaces Loan Fund for Dwelling Communities Loan Fund for Eco-Agriculture

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The Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management

Main objective of WFOŚiGW is to co-finance investments and other actions to benefit environmental protection in Malopolska Voivodeship.

The projects examined by WFOŚiGW are broken down into investment and non-investment projects”Investments in 3 areas: water management, waste management and air

protectionNon-investment: ecological education, research and development

Beneficiaries: Communes of the Malopolska RegionEntrepreneursOther institutions

Methods of financingDonationsPreferencial loans

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Regional Busines Angel Network

The new network created and managed by Malopolska Regional Agency for Energy and Environmental Management Ltd in march 2007

The Agency (owned by Malopolska Region and Krakow City) is an institutions supporting development of eco-investments and eco-innovation in Malopolska Region through its activity eg:

Regional Business Angel Network – first in our region network serving as a bridge between private investors and innovative entrepreneurs – www.resik.pl

The network assemble:Innovative projects – enetrpreunersEquity investors: business angels, seed capitalsSupporting institutions: innovation centres, clusters, business centres,

technology transfer centres

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Malopolska Region – supporting programmes 1

Main programme financing export activites (and developement ) of SME and institutions promoting export:

Regional Operational Programme 2007-2013 is an instrument of realization of regional development strategy with use of European Union funds for 2007-2013

Main objective of MRPO - creation of good environment for economic growth and employment development will be achieved through infrastructural investments and innovation and information society support

Priority directed to development of SME is Priority 2 – Regional chance economy :

Co-financing of projects in two main areas: – Direct financial support of micro, small and medium enterprises and

business support institutions– Commercialization of scientific research

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Planned MROP objectives for Małopolska 2007Planned MROP objectives for Małopolska 2007--2013 2013

The Objective

CREATING CONDITIONS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT

Targets

Increasing competitiveness and

innovation of Małopolska’s

economy

Internal cohesion of the region based on the sustainable growth

principle

Increasing institutional

potential of entities operating in Małopolska

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A financial plan for MROP

Priority axesPriority axes Community Community contributioncontribution

in %in %

Community Community contributioncontribution

in mln euroin mln euro

Priority 1. Conditions for the development of knowledge-based society

12,6 163

Priority 2. Economy of regional opportunity

12,5 161

Priority 3. Tourism and culture industry

7,8 101

Priority 4.Technical infrastructure for economic development

30,3 390

Priority 5. Krakow Metropolitan Area 13,3 172

Priority 6. Intraregional Cohesion 12,1 156

Priority 7.Environmental protection infrastructure 7,2 93

Priority 8. Interregional cooperation

0,8 10

Priority 9. Technical assistance 3,4 44

Priorities 1- 9 100,0% 1 290

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Operational Programme „Human Capital”

11,7 billion euro – Poland

640 million euro – Malopolska

Regional Priorities:

•VI Open Labour Market

•VII Social Integration

•VIII Regional Staff for Economy

•IX Development of Competences and Education in Region

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Malopolska Region – national supporting programmes

Main programme financing export activites (and developement ) of SME and institutions promoting export at the national level:

Operational Programme - Innovative Economy (IE OP) financed from the EFRD

The Programme’s detailed objectives include: increasing the innovativeness of enterprises, enhancing the competitiveness of Polish science, creating sustainable and better jobs and increasing the use of ICT in the economy.

IE OP contains 8 prioritites, the one connected with export activities is axis 6. Polish economy on the international market

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Malopolska Region – national supporting programmes

Other national programme is DOKE (Program Dopłat do Oprocentowania Kredytów Eksportowych).

System of surcharges to the credit interests, designed for export

financing.

Program is implemented and managed by National Economy Bank and financed from national bugdet.

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