NEWS

151 investment projects

Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency has currently been running 151 investment projects worth jointly EUR 5.7 billion which may generate nearly 40 thousand new jobs.

The majority of the investments comes from the US: 43 projects worth jointly EUR 1.38 billion will create 8547 new jobs. On the second place there is United Kingdom (16 projects, total value EUR 373 million, 5802 new jobs). Third is Germany (16 projects,  EUR 525 million, 4527 jobs) followed by China (10 projects worth EUR 207 million, 1271 jobs).
Among the most popular sectors the first place is taken by the  automotive (29 projects, total value of EUR 1.9 billion, 11444 jobs), followed by the BPO (28 projects, EUR 27 million 6457 jobs), the machine sector (11  projects, EUR 654 million, 2909 jobs) and R&D (8 projects worth EUR 11,1 million, 795 jobs).

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The inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) to Poland in the period of January-November 2011 amounted to EUR 9.38 billion - 3.2 bn (54%) more than in the previous year. (PAIiIZ/MG)

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5th International Conference and Exhibition AIRPORT 2012

On February 16th 2012, at Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science, the Polish Monthly RAPORT, Skrzydlata Polska Aviation Magazine and Warsaw Exhibition Board S.A. organize the International Conference and Exhibition AIRPORT 2012.

This initiative is aimed at promoting and popularising issues connected with the plans for building, modernizing, and equipping airports as well as airport infrastructure and related infrastructure in Poland.

Among the invited guests there are: representatives of the government, local government and cities; authorities, boards of regional airports, airline representatives, companies operating in the construction, IT and aviation sectors.

The programme of this-year’s event includes: new technologies and trends in the managing of air traffic control in Europe, airport expansion, new terrorists threats to air traffic and its development in Europe and technologically advanced means of prevention.

More information: Agnieszka Nieradko, +48 22 8496006.  (ZTW)

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ANALYSES AND REPORTS

Manpower - perspectives on a labor market in 1^st quarter of 2012

The percentage of Polish entrepreneurs who plan to increase the employment is still higher then of those expecting reductions. The majority of companies expects no change in the level of employment.

Of the 750 Polish employers surveyed 14 percent expect to add to their workforces in the coming quarter, 11 percent plan reductions and 71 percent expect no change in payrolls in the January-March time frame.

The strongest optimism for 1st quarter of 2012 is reported by employers from the Transport, Storage & Communication and Finance & Business Services industry sectors. Job seekers in the Construction (+8%) industry sector may also expect some offers in the quarter ahead; the Outlook declines slightly from previous quarter, but improves from Q1 2011 by 8 percentage points, suggesting employers may be moderately more confident in their ability to justify adding to their payrolls compared to last winter season.

Regional Outlooks are modest and indicate the first-quarter hiring pace will slow. Positive hiring intentions are reported in five of the six regions. The strongest regional Outlook is reported in the South region (+7%). (Manpower Group)

Polish equities among the cheapest on emerging markets

According to HSBC Global Research Poland offers the cheapest equities in the CEE.

The authors of HSBC report “Mispriced. CEEMEA equity projections” find Polish valuations among the cheapest on emerging markets what bears testimony to its attractiveness and great investment opportunities compared to the rest of Europe.

Furthermore, the HSBC’s experts note relatively good macroeconomic data: remarkably steady growth, inflation and interest rates under control.

Valuations are attractive by historical standards, and both domestic and foreign liquidity could provide support.

In 2011 EPS (Earning per Share) growth is 27,7%, while the forecasts for EMEA is 20,5%, and for emerging markets 10,4%.

- Our key overweights are Russia, Turkey and Poland - the HSBC’s analysts report - we are reducing Hungary to neutral. Czech and Egypt stay neutral. (HSBC)

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Foreign direct investment in Poland on the increase - latest data from the National Bank of Poland and PAIiIZ

Data on this year’s FDI inflow to Poland is very positive. Prospects for FDI inflow in the whole 2011 look promising.

FDI inflow after the first 4 months of the year totalled EUR 5.9 billion. i.e. 23% more than in the same period of the previous year. The figure accounts for 81% of the whole 2010 FDI inflow to the country.

In April balance of foreign investment in Poland was positive and amounted to EUR1.5 billion (EUR 1476 million). This balance comprised: net inflow of equity capital to Polish direct investment enterprises (EUR 742 million), positive reinvested earnings (EUR 670 million), and net inflow of debt instruments (EUR 64 million). The high level of inflow of equity capital indicates that investors start new projects.

As of June 10th, 2011 the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) has been running 154 investment development projects worth EUR 5599.86 million which are estimated to generate 36 332 new jobs. The greatest number of projects come from the USA (36), the UK (15), South Korea (14) and China (13). Among sectors it is the automotive sector (25) that results to be the most popular. It is followed by the BPO (24) and the machine sectors (14).

This year PAIiIZ managed to successfully close negotiation processes in 23 projects worth EUR 829.2 million which will create 6084 new jobs. (PAIiIZ)

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Get to know our base of cooperation projects

The new PAIiIZ Base of Cooperation Projects gathers information on projects run by Polish communes, towns, regions and enterprises.

www.paiz.gov.pl/investment_offers. (PAIiIZ)

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Ernst & Young: Poland at the forefront of the most attractive investment destinations in Europe

Poland came third in the number of jobs generated by foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2010 - according to an annual survey of Investment Attractiveness of Europe prepared by the consulting firm Ernst & Young. Announcement of the report took place on June 15^th at the headquarters of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment.

Last year, Poland recorded the highest increase in the number of FDI projects across Europe - 40% more than in 2009. Experts from Ernst & Young say that Poland made a lasting positive impression on the international scene during and after the crisis - Poland was one of the few economies which successfully tackled the crisis what effectively convinces investors that the investment risk may be lower here than in other EU countries. We have also well-qualified staff - particularly in large cities. It is the large number of students and alumni who speak dozens of different languages that made Ernst & Young open its Shared Services Centre this year in Wroclaw. The centre now hires over 200 people - says Duleep Aluwihare, Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Poland.

This view is shared by the President of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment, Sławomir Majman - Positive results of the survey came as no surprise to me. Poland is still perceived as a leader in the region, it has a huge internal market, educated staff and enviable growth. Thus in the race for investment Poland comes ahead of the Central European group. In the latest edition of the E&Y Survey Poland ranks high in terms of the average size of FDI projects. In 2010 one investment project located in Poland tended to create an average of 86.5 jobs, while in countries that ranked ahead of us in terms of the total number of newly created jobs, it was 29.1 in Britain and 26.6 in France. Last year only Hungarians managed to attract larger FDI projects which created on average 97 jobs per project.

In 2010, foreign investors created in Poland 12.4 thousand jobs - more jobs were generated by FDI projects only in the UK and France. Most of the jobs were created by Americans - 3845 what represented over 31% of all jobs created by FDI in Poland in 2010. Despite the fact that they were running only 10 FDI projects in the country, Korean investors hired more than 1.6 thousand people. Third place in this respect was occupied by German companies (943 jobs) and the fourth by entrepreneurs from the UK (926). Paweł Tynel, Director at Ernst & Young drew attention to the growing role of the Swedish capital - The IKEA Group and its subcontractors are active on the Polish market. The company’s investment in Podlasie is a perfect example of IKEA’s appreciation of the market as the factory created 250 jobs.

In 2010, the largest number of FDI projects in Poland was developed in the electronics/domestic appliances sector as well as in the automotive industry - what resulted in the creation of 2.2 and 1.5 thousand jobs respectively. Third place was taken by business services, through which in 2010 there were more than 830 jobs created.

The Ernst & Young report shows that Europe is the second, after China, most attractive investment direction. The number of FDI projects in 2010 on the Old Continent has increased by a total of 14% compared with 2009 and amounted to 3757. The projects created in Europe over 137 thousand jobs. Americans turned out to be the engine of growth across the continent as the U.S projects generated 37.9 thousand jobs, more than double the number of jobs created by German companies (17.5 thousand). (Ernst & Young)

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Poland - a Power In Nanotechnology

Latest discoveries of scientists from Warsaw may revolutionise the computer market

Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is one-atom-thick planar sheets of carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. The material is several hundred times more resistant than steel and may be bent. Graphene is also more effective when it comes to conducting electricity than copper and silicon which have been widely used in electronics. For their work on the material scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. Yet the pieces of material which they worked on was to little to find application in commercial solutions.

This barrier was overcome by Polish scientists from the Electronic Materials Technology Institute and the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw. The scientist found the way to transfer grapheme production from laboratories to factories - a thing which opens an ocean of possibilities. The Polish success has been presented in the prestigious “NanoLetters”. (Rzeczpospolita)

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Poznań - centre of modern and innovative business

On April 14^th, 2011 Poznań invites everybody to discuss issue connected with innovations.

Poznań tops innovativeness rankings and is open for investments - a fact which has recently been confirmed by the PwC report. The city has a well-developed business environment and innovative business support institutions established by both the city and the private sector. Poznań is also a leading scientific and research centre and a large academic hub, which allows to expect that the local economy will be increasingly knowledge-based. One example of supporting local modern and innovative enterprises is the Poznań Technological and Industrial Park. The project is realised by the Wielkopolska Investment Support Centre, the Management Board of which has ambitious plans of creating a facility brimming with knowledge and entrepreneurship. How? Who will participate in the project? What state-of-the-art solutions and analyses have advisors and analysts prepared for innovators and budding companies? What is the financing offer for enterprises based on innovative ideas and science? Who benefits from innovation? How to maximise these benefits? These are just some of the topics which will be discussed during the “Inno-Poznań” seminar.

The seminar belongs to the “Prospects in Poland” meeting series promoting Polish cities and their investment potential. The aim of the half-day conference in Poznań is to, among others:

• discuss the city’s policy regarding supporting innovative solutions, innovators and innovative companies,
• present the activity of the Wielkopolska Investment Support Centre and tprojects run by the Poznań Technological and Industrial Park,
• discuss interesting possibilities for innovative and ambitious business management,
• present innovative project financing possibilities,
• analyse human potential attractive for innovative employers,
• discuss the current situation and future innovative activity potential in Poznań.

We have invited representatives of Poznań authorities and Poznań Technological and Industrial Park, who have the ambition of making the Park a place where innovative and modern ideas meet, to be our speakers. We also invited representatives of the scientific environment and big business. Experts from best advisory companies, representatives of financing and business institutions, not only from Poznań, will also participate in the seminar. The next “Prospects in Poland” meeting will take place on 19^th May in Białystok. For more information please go to: www.prospectsinpoland.comor office@bluevine.pl (Bluvine Consulting)

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Successive entrepreneurs to invest in the Łódź Special Economic Zone

In the mid of February 2011, 9 investors received permission to conduct business in the Łodź Special Economic Zone. The entrepreneurs committed to invest nearly 360 million PLN and to create almost 770 jobs.

Companies that decided to invest will contribute a lot in the development of production in the Łodź Special Economic Zone area. Coko-Werk will build a plant for 33 million PLN, where plastic parts that are supplied to manufactures of household appliances in Łódź will be produced. The producer of disposable packaging for food WinCup will build a new plant for 20 million PLN. It will produce disposable utensils (which will go among others to fast food restaurants). The company TDW in Wola Krzysztoporska will invest in a new project in the furniture plant. Flexpol company, which produces prolypropylene film, at the expense of 75 million PLN will expand its plant in Plock. Suwary Tech in Ksawerów, in the new subzone of the Łódź SEZ, will build a plant where plastic packaging will be produced. SWM-Poland will invest around 8 million PLN in the expansion of an existing plant in the Stryków subzone, where they will produce paper for cigarettes with printed stripes reducing the risk of fire. Poprawa - Corrugated Board Producer will invest at least 6 million PLN in building a manufacturing plant in the subzone. Colian Logistic Center in Opatówek will construct a confectionary production plant for at least 80 million PLN. Procter & Gamble Operations Poland will build in Warsaw, worth tens of millions of dollars, a factory producing baby care wipes. This will be the fourth investment of Procter & Gamble in the Łódź SEZ. (ŁSSE)
source: http://www.paiz.gov.pl 
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