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Regional financial instruments in
Malopolska Józef Wegrzyn Environment and Rural
Areas Developement Department of Malopolska
Voivodeship
Project supported by the European Commission
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Malopolska Region national context

• 20 of Polands population within a 100 km
  distance from regions capital
• 15.000 sq.km
• 7,3 of Polands GDP
• 3.2 million people
• gt12.000 of scientists
• 220.000 students

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Malopolska Agency for Regional Development S.A.

• The Malopolska Agency for Regional Development
  S.A. (MARR S.A.) established in 1993, carries out
  activities contributing to the comprehensive
  development of the Malopolskie Voivodeship.
• MARR S.A. supports local initiatives, provides
  financial support for enterprises and programmes
  aimed at the regions 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
• Malopolski Loan Guarantee Fund
• Malopolski 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 WFOSiGW is to co-finance
  investments and other actions to benefit
  environmental protection in Malopolska
  Voivodeship.
• The projects examined by WFOSiGW are broken down
  into investment and non-investment projects
• Investments in 3 areas water management, waste
  management and air protection
• Non-investment ecological education, research
  and development
• Beneficiaries
• Communes of the Malopolska Region
• Entrepreneurs
• Other institutions
• Methods of financing
• Donations
• Preferencial 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 enetrpreuners
• Equity investors business angels, seed capitals
• Supporting institutions innovation centres,
  clusters, business centres, technology transfer
  centres

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Financial support to Malopolska Region
2007-2013
2004-2006
2000-2003
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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 Malopolska 2007-2013
CREATING CONDITIONS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
EMPLOYMENT

• The Objective

Targets
Increasing competitiveness and innovation of
Malopolskas economy
Internal cohesion of the region based on the
sustainable growth principle
Increasing institutional potential of entities
operating in Malopolska
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A financial plan for MROP
Priority axes Community contribution in Community contribution in 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 Programmes 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 Doplat
  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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