A great chance to meet wonderful people, discuss the challenges as well as new business solutions, and incredible pride in being a part of this annual convention.
We are very glad to have that priceless privilege of participation in European Economic Forum which takes place in Lodz, on 16-17th of October 2017.
In 2016, 7.1 thousand new companies with foreign capital participation appeared in the National Court Register. It’s a record of all time.
The number of registration of polish companies in the National Court Register (KRS) proves that Poland is still an attractive market for foreign investors who see in our country the potential to make money.
Foreign direct investment in Poland over the past 25 years has been above EUR 167 billion, on average, more than 6 billion euro is transferred to the our country each year. These investments have contributed to the growth of consumer and investment demand, the emergence of modern technologies, the development of enterprises, the improvement of production processes and supply chains, the improvement of the productivity of companies and their employees, wage increases and the decline of unemployment and, consequently, GDP growth in Poland.
The European Union and Canada are beginning to reduce and abolish import tariffs on thousands of goods. The CETA trade agreement, which was negotiated for almost eight years, is partially due to take effect.
Producing lithium-ion batteries, BMZ Poland has launched a new factory in Gliwice on Monday. The cost of the investment is about 9 million euros. Amount of the workplaces in the company will increase by 50 people, to about 700 employees, and within two years will grow to more than 1000 people.
The Swedish clothing company H & M will build a logistics center in the Legnica Special Economic Zone. Thanks to the investment of over 280 million PLN over a thousand people will find work.
In Poland it is difficult for good and experienced welders. Unfortunately our schools do not prepare enough such specialists. On those of Ukraine we have no chance, because most of them employ Russian companies like Gazprom. So there are the Asian markets where the workers are good and they are now working in for eg. Saudi Arabia. It is only a matter of time before they are brought to us massively.
Value of investment contracts with the use of EU funds exceeded PLN 200 billion, said Deputy Minister of Development Jerzy Kwieciński. In his opinion, the contribution of investment in economic growth will be increasing, over the whole year the investments may increase by over 3%.
The amount of PLN 129 million in the form of low-interest investment loans will go to companies from the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Lodzkie and Małopolskie voivodeships. The agreement for their implementation with financial intermediaries was signed by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego.