New World Bank Group Partnership with Poland Focuses on Mobilizing Private Capital, Driving Innovation, and Creating Better Jobs

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2026-The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors today discussed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Poland for the period 2026-2031. The program will help Poland build a more innovative and competitive economy, mobilize private investment, create better jobs, and support the country's next phase of growth.

Over the past three decades, Poland has made major economic strides, transitioning from a planned to a dynamic market economy and steadily narrowing the income gap with its EU peers. The task now is to sustain that success. Future growth will depend on unleashing productivity, innovation, and private investment while managing labor market transition, enhancing energy security, and building resilience.

"The World Bank Group's Country Partnership Framework for 2026-2031 supports Poland in building a more competitive, resilient, and sustainable economy," said Andrzej Domański, Minister of Finance and Economy, Republic of Poland. "It focuses on three priorities: boosting investment, innovation and jobs; strengthening energy security and the clean energy transition; and enhancing water security. The program reflects Poland's status as a high-income economy and sets a path toward graduation from IBRD after 2031, while increasing the role of private sector financing. Through this partnership, the World Bank Group will continue to support Poland in addressing remaining structural challenges while sustaining long-term economic growth and prosperity."

In a high-income economy such as Poland, the World Bank Group's role is highly selective and evolving. The partnership is increasingly focused on a few areas where the World Bank Group and Poland can innovate, mobilize private capital and generate knowledge that has relevance for the rest of the world. Poland is now on a trajectory to graduate from World Bank lending, which reflects the country's remarkable progress.

"Few countries have done what Poland has achieved," said Anna Bjerde, World Bank Group Managing Director for Operations. "Our evolving partnership is now about making sure that Poland's success continues-through better jobs, stronger energy security, and greater resilience for future generations. Private investment will be central to the country's next chapter. We will help to mobilize capital, support innovative companies, and strengthen capital markets, helping Polish businesses to grow, create jobs, and seize new opportunities. Just as importantly, we will work with Poland to share the lessons of its remarkable transformation with countries pursuing similar ambitions."

The framework focuses on priority areas that will help ensure Poland's lasting success in a rapidly changing world: enabling innovation and investment for jobs, improving energy sustainability and security, and enhancing water resilience.

The partnership uses the full range of World Bank Group tools - combining private investment, guarantees, and policy advice - to address Poland's long-term development priorities.

The World Bank Group in Poland

The World Bank Group in Poland has been a partner to the country since 1990, committing approximately US$ 16.5 billion across lending, investment, and advisory operations. Today, the partnership is focused on carefully selected interventions where the World Bank Group's investments and expertise can add the greatest value to Poland's development agenda.