EIB buys PLN 800 mln bonds from Getin

The European Investment Bank and other investors bought PLN 1.2 billion worth of bonds issued by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) operated by Poland's Getin Noble Bank. The money raised will be earmarked for granting loans. EIB bought bonds worth PLN 800 mln, while the rest were purchased by Polish and foreign financial institutions, Getin Noble said. Getin Noble, Poland's sixth-biggest lender by assets, earlier sold its leasing debt worth PLN 1.9 billion to the SPV to allow the unit to secure the issue.