CaixaBank organizes The Circle, a new debate forum to support business in Poland

• The Circle will be a regular event, held different times each year to discuss key issues on the economic agenda and keep international executives in touch with the Polish business world.
• The Spanish bank is marking the tenth anniversary of its arrival in Poland, where it represents a leading bank for businesses thanks to its outstanding service customization, flexibility and commitment to quality.
• Commanding activity levels at the Warsaw branch, where 50% of clients are Polish, ensure that Poland represents a key country in CaixaBank’s international network.

CaixaBank is the leading operator in the Spanish financial industry, and has been operating in Poland for ten years. On 1 June it will inaugurate a new forum for economic debate in Warsaw called The Circle. The initiative aims to promote analysis of economic prospects and to keep international executives in touch with the Polish business world, while also providing impetus for the country’s business community.

The Circle will be a regular event examining key topics on the economic agenda. CaixaBank plans to organise different The Circle events in 2017, each focusing on different key topics.

Leading figures are set to attend the inaugural The Circle event

The first ever The Circle event will be held on Thursday 1 June at the Spanish embassy in Warsaw. Leading figures in the country are due to attend, including Tadeusz Koscinski, Minister for Development; Witold Orlwoski, Professor of Economics and former Economic Advisor to the Polish Presidency; and Pablo Conde Díez del Corral, Spain’s Economic and Trade Advisor in Warsaw.

CaixaBank executives will also be attending the event, including Deputy Chairman Antoni Massanell and Enric Fernández, Corporate Director of CaixaBank Research.

Support for business projects between Spain and Poland

The Circle represents the first initiative to mark the tenth anniversary of CaixaBank's arrival in Poland. Over the course of the last decade the bank has established itself as a specialist in business banking, while it has also been a driving force behind growth projects across Poland.

CaixaBank provides financing and specialised services to businesses via an extensive range of corporate banking solutions, including guarantees, bilateral loans, syndicated loans and transactional banking. Significant service customization is one of CaixaBank’s hallmarks, and so too is its flexibility and absolute dedication to providing outstanding service quality.

Due to its Spanish roots, CaixaBank has among its clients numerous Spanish-owned companies that have operations in Poland, or companies that have plans to invest in the country. The bank is now well established in the local financial sector and has attracted a significant number of polish companies, with the same now accounting for 50% of its client portfolio.

These figures shore up Poland’s standing as a key country in CaixaBank's international network.

Poland’s position within the CaixaBank international network

Poland is one of three countries where CaixaBank has international operating branches, together with Morocco and the United Kingdom.

The bank also has representative offices in China (Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong), Paris, Milan, Frankfurt, Dubai, New Delhi, Istanbul, Singapore, Cairo, Santiago de Chile, Bogota, New York, Johannesburg and Sao Paulo. It likewise has cooperation agreements with leading correspondent banks around the world, helping its business clients to reach more than 170 countries.