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2010-06-21 00:00:00
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The World Bank’s directors have approved a €1 billion loan for Poland as part of a loans program for development policy.
It will be the third tranche from the program, bringing the total value of loans from the World Bank to €3 billion since the end of 2008.
“The program of three loan operations is supposed to support the Polish government in mitigating the impact of the global [economic] crisis experienced by households, workers and companies, as well as to contribute to the rapid convergence of living standards in Poland to EU standards,” World Bank country director for Central Europe and the Baltic Countries, Peter Harrold, said.
“Thanks to the third loan we will introduce, among others, more flexible rules for clearance time. One of our main priorities is also fiscal consolidation in order to increase public finance stability in Poland,” Deputy Finance Minister Jacek Dominik said. The World Bank loans assume the repayment of obligations after 30 years with interest calculated according to Euribor rates plus a 25 base point margin.
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