PKO Bank Polski branch in Frankfurt is already open

- As the leader of the Polish banking sector we feel special responsibility to support the development of Polish companies and consequently the entire economy. The increase in the value of exports and foreign investment is the key to accelerate the pace of Poland catching up with the Western European countries in terms of wealth. We hope that both, the largest Polish firms and companies from the SME sector, operating beyond the western border will become soon the clients of the German branch. As in Poland, we want to become their financial partner of the first choice in foreign markets - says Zbigniew Jagiełło, the CEO of PKO Bank Polski.  

The launch of the German branch is the first step in international expansion of PKO Bank Polski to countries where Polish companies undertake their business activities.  

The offer of PKO Bank Polski Niederlassung Deutschland comprises full range of products and services for corporate clients. It includes among others: transaction banking (incl. international cash pooling), electronic banking, treasury products, trade finance and corporate loans.  

- In the longer term, we plan to extend the services offering advisory on the German market, both, to Polish entrepreneurs who are already active there, as well as those who just want to expand. We also want to acquire clients among the German companies doing business in Poland through the branch - says Paweł Surówka, director of the PKO Bank Polski branch in Frankfurt am Main.  

Major local media have noticed launch of the first corporate branch of the largest Polish bank in Germany. One of the largest dailies Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) and the stock exchange daily Boersen Zeitung have already reported on foreign expansion plans of PKO Bank Polski.

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PKO Bank Polski is a leader of the Polish banking sector. After three quarters of 2015, PKO Bank Polski Group posted a consolidated net profit of PLN 2 165 million. PKO Bank Polski ranked #1 with six stars in the overall classification in the Forbes magazine Best Corporate Bank ranking. The Bank ranked #3 in the Banking Quality 2013 ranking of TNS Polska and Puls Biznesu. The Bank’s Contact Center, for the sixth time in a row, was a winner in a regular survey of banks’ hotlines carried out by ARC Rynek i Opinia. The Bank won for another consecutive year in the ranking of the top 50 banks in Poland published by the financial monthly Bank. PKO Bank Polski won this year’s edition of the ranking in the category of Property Financing Banks and ranked third among Consumer Finance Banks. PKO Bank Polski was awarded for the implementation of the IKO application in the Electronic Banking and E-Finance category of the 12th edition of the Financial Institutions IT Leader 2013  competition of Gazeta Bankowa. PKO Bank Polski was also awarded for its Innovation Centre in the category Back Office Systems. Around a dozen financial institutions, mainly representing the banking and insurance industry, competed for the IT Leader award. The jury of the Competition of the 8th E-Economy Congress awarded PKO Junior in the Project of the Year category. PKO Bank Polski also enjoys the strongest image among Polish banks. According to a prestigious magazine The Banker which values PKO Bank Polski’s brand name at USD 1.25 billion, the Bank remains the most valuable brand in Polish banking sector. According to the ranking of the Most Valuable Polish Brands 2013 by Rzeczpospolita daily, PKO Bank Polski remained the most valuable brand in the financial industry category, valued at PLN 3.7 billion. In 2012, the Jury of the Banking Leaders Competition, organised as a part of the Polish Economic Congress, awarded PKO Bank Polski as the Best Bank and the Most Innovative Bank for the new offer of School Saving Associations. In rankings based on students’ opinions, the Bank was ranked as one of the best employers in Poland. The Bank’s high position is also confirmed by surveys carried out by the international company Universum Global and AIESEC among students of Poland’s best universities. PKO Bank Polski is also a winner of the Golden Banker 2013 award in the Best Mortgage Loan and the Financial Innovation categories for its IKO application.