Key Competitive Attractions
The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency is the official agency that promotes the country inward investment and supports foreign investors seeking to establish themselves in Poland.
Competitive Advantages:
- Consumer market of 38-million people - one of the largest in Europe.
- Favourable position in central Europe, crossed by main transport corridors that facilitate export activities around Europe, making it possible to reach more than 500 million consumers.
- Major trade partners with China, France, Germany, Hungary Russia, Spain and Ukraine.
- Sought-after workforce of high-trained specialists in the fields of economics, engineering, IT, and science.
- Home to world-leading IT companies, R&D centres and scientific institutes. Increasing number of graduates, many of which popular among companies investing in advanced technologies.
- 410,000 people graduated in the academic year 2006/2007, and in the year 2007/2008, 1,937,400 new students enrolled.
- For the past five years, Poland has experienced an unfaltering 5% annual economic increase, whilst maintaining its 30% export rate (Fitch Ratings, June 2008).
- Poland is a member of NATO and the EU, guaranteeing international security, making Poland a significant and stable business base for foreign investors.
- Poland ranks 2nd in Europe for job creation, after the UK, and is the 7th most active country in Europe in attracting FDI projects. (Ernst & Young European Attractiveness Survey, 2008).
- 18,399 workplaces were generated by new FDI projects in 2007.
- 14 Special Economic Zones (SEZ).
- Attractive tax exemptions and employment incentives.
- Diverse landscapes with a profusion of tourist, leisure and sport opportunities, from lake yachting, to skiing and mountain climbing. These natural strengths attract an excellent tourism industry, as well as numerous investors, charmed by the high quality of life.
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For statistical information about the Polish economy and investment climate, please look at the PAIIZ website.
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