Letter from the CFO

Dear All,

It is our pleasure to present the next integrated Annual Report of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. in a digital version.

Transparent and reliable communication with the public is a strategic element for us as a listed company. We perceive reporting not only as providing information required by law or accounting standards, but also as presenting a comprehensive and consistent picture of the Bank’s activities and performance. In addition to financial and business data, non-financial aspects are growing in importance, which we increasingly include in our materials for capital market participants.

The 2020 Integrated Report outlines how we have performed in an unpredictable and changing environment and the impact this has had on our performance, business operations or strategic directions. The solid foundations we built following the integration completed in 2019 have allowed us to adapt smoothly to new circumstances, maintain our full operational capability and sustain our ability to generate satisfactory financial results.

Trends on the balance sheet side were consistent with the behaviour of the banking sector as a whole. Further improvement in the Bank’s liquidity position was driven by a significant increase in amounts due to Customers (by 4.5% year-on-year) and, on the other hand, by lower dynamics in gross loan volumes (+2.4% year-on-year), with loans to individual Customers increasing by 12.7% year-on-year and corporate loans decreasing by 4.2% year-on-year. We also improved our capital position, with a Group Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.55% at the end of 2020, that is 4.8 p.p. above the regulatory minimum.

The results we achieved in a challenging year 2020 show that we are on the right track in the transformation and implementation of the strategy of BNP Paribas Bank Polska, and further business model adaptation and sustainable growth remain our priorities in 2021.

Sincerely,

Jean-Charles Aranda
Vice-President of the Management Board, CFO
BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.