EBRD to support Polish SMEs engaged in energy consumption improvements

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a new, €250 million-worth framework, providing leasing funds for investments targeted at improving the consumption of energy, dedicated for Polish small and medium enterprises. "The Sustainable Financing Facility for Leasing has a value of €250 million for loans to financial institutions in Poland which will finance leasing contracts with individual clients. Leases will be offered for investments or the acquisition of equipment, light commercial vehicles, trucks and trailers," a press release reads. "Financing sustainable energy investments is one of EBRD’s outstanding areas of expertise and we are pleased to widen our activities with this new framework," Grzegorz Zieliński, EBRD Director for Poland said. BNP Paribas Lease Group Polska & Claas Financial Services and Société Générale Equipment Leasing Polska have already joined the program.