Lodz Regional Development Agency

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1 Lodz Regional Development Agency
FINANCING ACTIVITIES OF A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITH THE LODZ REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS AN EXAMPLE 2nd European Congress of CEEC Development Agencies 11 – 13 June 2001, Lublin (PL)

2 Łódzka Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego SA Lodz Regional Development Agency (LRDA)
ul. Tuwima 22/26 tel fax President of the Board: Paweł Żuromski

3 Lodz Region (since 1 January 1999).
Statistic data: area (sq km) population (thousand). Lodz Region Poland 18 219 5,8% 2 663,6 6,9% 100% 38 667,0

4 Characteristic of the regional SME sector.
Lodz Region 99,85% 0,6 mln 72,66% Poland 99,76% 6,9 mln 61,10% Total number of SMEs Share in the total number of enterprises Number of employees in SME Share of employees in SMEs total number of employees 1

5 Local and Regional Funds
Loan Funds Kutno Łódź kutnowski łęczycki łowicki poddębicki zgierski sieradzki radomszczański pajęczański wieluński wieruszowski zduńskowolski łaski bełchatowski opoczański piotrkowski tomaszowski łódzki wschodni rawski skierniewicki pabianicki Piotrków Trybunalski Poddębice Tomaszów Mazowiecki Zelów Kleszczów Łódź Guarantee Funds Zelów

6 Lodz Regional Development Agency
WHO WE ARE ... LRDA is a joint stock company set up in 1992 as an initiative of regional authorities and with the assistance of public institutions and private entrepreneurs. LRDA carries out a wide range of activities relating to the economic development of the Lodz Region and its enterprises. LRDA is a leader in the field of promotion and implementation of the regional development projects in accordance with European Union standards.

7 Lodz Regional Development Agency
SHAREHOLDERS OF THE LRDA... Public institutions: Agency for industrial Development City of Lodz Lodz Voivodship Ozorkow Commune Radio of Lodz Commercial banks Private entrepreneurs Initiation share capital ,-PLN

8 Lodz Regional Development Agency
WHAT WE DO .... Support for the development of small and medium enterprises by financial instruments, training and advisory services; Services for regional institutions: advice for communes in the field of development and implementation of local strategies, advice concerning access to foreign assistance programmes, feasibility studies for infrastructure projects, trainings for local authorities; Management of the PHARE programmes and promotion of the EU structural policy; Economic promotion of the Lodz Region and assistance for investors..

9 Financial Instruments managed by LRDA:
Financial Instruments for SME in the Lodz Region Financial Instruments managed by LRDA: Loan Fund for Investment Projects Guarantee Fund for SME

10 LRDA’s Loan Fund – financial resources
The Loan Fund for investment was established on the basis of the state budget reserve for the support of regional restructuring programmes start of the Fund activities Financial resources of the Fund I grant from the state budget - 3,0 mio PLN II grant from the state budget - 3,1 mio PLN Interest revenues - 1,9 mio PLN Total ,0 mio PLN

11 LRDA’s Loan Fund - statistic
Loans granted in TOTAL Number of loans granted Amount of investment (thousand PLN) ,1 Amount of loans granted (thousand PLN) ,8 Creating new jobs (declared)

12 LRDA’s Guarantee Fund for SMEs
The Guarantee Fund for SMEs was established on the basis of financial resources of Municipality of Lodz and LRDA start of the Fund activities Financial resources (thousand) Grant from the Municipality of Lodz - 50,0 PLN LRDA’s capital - 100,0 PLN Interest revenues - 50,3 PLN Total ( ) 200,3 PLN

13 Grant Scheme of the PHARE-STRUDER
The Lodz Region Total amount of grants EUR Number of application Number of grants obtained - 235 Number of new jobs created