CEE Capital Markets: PKO Bank Polski Supports Promotion of Polish Capital Market Abroad

For the 11th time, PKO Bank Polski organised the CEE Capital Markets investment conference. The purpose of the initiative is to support the promotion of domestic capital market among foreign institutional investors. On 14 and 15 March in London, representatives of Polish companies listed at the Warsaw Stock Exchange and firms from Central and Eastern Europe will meet with foreign institutional investors.

Polish market has a lot to offer to foreign investors. We are an attractive place to invest; we have a strongly diversified economy which is, at the same time, one of the least indebted economies in Europe. Poland is among several countries where the total public debt and the private sector debt as compared to the GDP was reduced during the pandemic; before the pandemic, its level was one of the lowest in the European Union. This means that we are relatively little susceptible to the interest rate shock. We also have valuable human capital. Poles are capable of meeting the highest standards of global corporations and simultaneously quickly adapt to a dynamic environment, 

says Paweł Gruza, Vice-President of the Management Board of PKO Bank Polski managing the work of the Management Board.

The CEE Capital Markets conference is the largest event of this type organised outside of Poland; given the rank, scale and attractiveness of the conference for companies, business environment and the potential related to it, it impacts the development of the Polish capital market.

We promote the domestic capital market among foreign investors and support its growth, which contributes to building a competitive economy. CEE Capital Markets is an opportunity for companies to present their potential and a chance for the investors to get to know the attractiveness of many industries from our region, but also the prospects of the entire economy. Thanks to such conferences as CEE Capital Markets, large Polish companies may reach the foreign investors with their offer more easily, 

says Grzegorz Zawada, director of the Brokerage Office of PKO Bank Polski.

CEE Capital Markets 2023

CEE Capital Markets primarily brings together issuers and institutional investors. Meetings of representatives of 20 companies listed at the Warsaw Stock Exchange and companies from Central and Eastern Europe with representatives of largest international financial institutions will be held during the conference. The number of such meetings will approximate 170. The range of companies is extensive: these are companies from the fuel, financial, service, e-commerce and gaming sectors. The conference participants on the side of investors are funds from the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia and other countries of continental Europe. The representatives of Polish Investment Fund Companies and Open Pension Funds will also attend the meetings.

This year’s edition of the conference is exceptional. In cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, PKO Bank Polski will organise a Macroeconomic Roundtable as part of the event, where Magdalena Rzeczkowska, Minister of Finance, Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and Paweł Gruza, Vice-President of the Management Board of PKO Bank Polski managing the work of the Management Board will discuss, among others, the macro-economic situation of Poland. The participants will address the issue of Poland’s attractiveness for foreign investors and the position of the domestic economy with respect to changes faced by the world economy.

As part of the CEE Capital Markets, an event titled ‘The Polish Capital Market Development Days 2023’ will be held. It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Finance, the Securities Exchange, the Polish Embassy in London and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development. This provides an opportunity for discussing many additional and equally important issues, among others in the area of the capital market. Furthermore, Marcin Eckert, Vice-President of the Management Board of PKO Bank Polski supervising the Finance and Accounting Area, will take part in a discussion devoted to sustainable financing and its impact on the Polish capital market and competitiveness in the region.

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PKO Bank Polski is the undisputed leader of the Polish banking sector, with the value of its assets amounting to PLN 431 billion. In 2022, the bank generated PLN 3.3 billion in net profit. The company serves 11.7 million customers. It is the basic supplier of financial services for all customer segments, achieving the highest shares in the market of deposits, loans and in the market of private investment funds. Thanks to the development of digital tools, including the IKO application, which is actively used by 7.2 million customers, PKO Bank Polski is the most mobile bank in Poland.