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Financial Shield 2.0

PM announces new decision on tax collection from entrepreneurs

Mateusz Morawiecki told a press conference that everything must be done to allow the positive forecasts for the Polish economy to become reality. Maciej Kulczyński/PAP

The Polish prime minister announced on Tuesday a tax-collection waiver on all grants which have already been redeemed from a financial shield assistance programme for enterprises.

Gov't aid saved companies during pandemic - PFR head

State aid programmes for micro, SME and large companies during the pandemic stabilised their financial situation, the president of the Polish Development Fund (PFR) has said.

Half of Polish firms took advantage of government aid programmes

The Polish Development Fund has channeled billions of funds to companies struggling with the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic since it began in the spring of 2020.

Poland to launch financial aid programme for large companies

A PLN 25-billion (EUR 6.43-billion) financial shield, to be launched next week, offers liquidity and preferential loans to large companies hit by government-imposed Covid-19 related restrictions.

Polish micro-firms receive EUR 577 million from anti-crisis package

Over 30,000 micro entities have to date received PLN 2.6 billion (EUR 577 billion) from the Polish Development Fund's (PFR) financial shield amid the coronavirus pandemic, PFR said on Thursday.

Gov't extends aid available under Financial Shield 2.0

Poland's Council of Ministers has extended its Financial Shield 2.0 pandemic support measure to include nine further business classifications, a deputy prime minister announced on Tuesday.

Restaurants, hotels, schools get pandemic aid

Pandemic affected restaurants, hotels and non-public schools have received over PLN 700 million (EUR 154.4 million) in aid from the government's so-called financial shield, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday.

Poland's 2nd financial shield to cover 45 sectors - agency head

The Financial Shield 2.0 passed by the government will provide support for 45 sectors damaged by the coronavirus crisis, the head of the state-owned Polish Development Fund (PFR) said on Tuesday.

Gov't passes 2nd pandemic shield, upgrades 1st

The government on Tuesday passed a second version of a Covid-19 financial shield for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), and upgraded the first version of the shield, the government press service informed.

EC gives green light to Poland's new state aid package

The European Commission has given the go-ahead for the launch of Poland's so called Financial Shield 2.0, a state aid package addressed to enterprises hit by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Exclusive

Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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