In three years Chinese are going to spend in Poland nearly 300 million euro. This year, Polish agency of Information Foreign Investment (PAIFI) will finalize projects of 80 million euro. Acquiring investments is difficult because of weak promotion of Polish market. The agency negotiates the contract that assumes the growth to 200-300 million euro with Chinese governmental authorities. It would be a great jump. Projects finalized by PAIFI were worth almost 30 million euro. Those from 2009 only 10 million.
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The sector plans a billion- dollar investment . Biggest air craft companies have already aquired old factories or build new ones. First place is occupied by US company -United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
Hundreds millions of zlotys were spent by new owners for modernization of local factories like PZL Swidnik – Italian-British helicopter corporation Agusta Westland. Similarly, Italian Avio, which owns rapid developing site in Bielsko-Biala. Engineering centre, currently under the development stage, is expanded near the Warsaw by General Electric. Others are Bavarian MTU in Rzeszow, French corporation Hispano Suiza (Sedziszow Mazowiecki) and Airbus Military.
Whole last week investors were interested only in EU summit. Counting on clear plans for Greece crisis, Monday was a day of aggressive buying. When in Thursday it turned out that half of debt of his country will be erased, and EFSF fund will be subsidized by 1 billion euro, the floors exploded with euphoria. Around the globe the indexes jumped.
This reaction is a paradox itself. In normal conditions a news that some bank would bring loses, - like those which own Greece bonds – would cause a deep fall on markets. Now it causes an euphoria. Developing countries are back in the game. The index of developing countries rose this week at level 9%. It is the best result for nearly may 2009 and one of the best in whole 20-year history of the index.
However biggest stock markets were in the spotlight. The capital flew to Brazilian, Chinese, Indian and Russian (BRIC) markets. Between these the WSE was present. WIG20 got 4.5%, but analysts cool down the buzz. It can be only a temporary , technical jump, and in next week we can expect wide sales.
One zloty, invested In Poland by foreign investors one year ago, gave 7.5% of ROI – the report of Polish National Bank says. As for crisis time it is quite good interest.
Taking into account the relation between direct investment profits to its whole value, Russia is record country. Each zloty invested in Russian gave 1.8 zlotys of profits, however in the scope of whole economy theses are rather small amounts – Russians have invested “only” 25 million euro in Poland. Despite the fact that total amount of profits that foreign investors take from polish branches recently rises, it cannot reach 2008 level – 13.8 billion euro. Its last-year profits reached nearly 11.3 billion euro. Those data would be far more worse if not the amount of profits transferred to Holland. It equals to 2.2 billion euro. A larger part came from Eureko’s shareholding in PZU.
A new Uzbek textile and trade hub has officially opened in Łódź, marking an important step in the growing economic partnership between Poland and Uzbekistan. The project is expected to strengthen Poland’s position as a key logistics gateway connecting Central Asia with the European Union while creating new opportunities for trade, investment, and business cooperation between companies from both countries.
czytaj więcejPoland is taking another step toward strengthening its industrial role in the country’s energy transformation. ZKS Ferrum, a company within the Ferrum Group and backed by the Polish Development Fund (PFR), has secured long-term rights to a strategic site at the Indian Quay in the Port of Gdynia. The agreement opens the door to significant investments that could increase the participation of Polish manufacturers in offshore wind and nuclear energy projects.
czytaj więcejHow can Poland transform its economic success into lasting international influence? This was one of the key questions discussed during the Polish Economic Congress, where business leaders, policymakers, and development institutions examined how to strengthen the country's global reputation and competitiveness. According to representatives of the Polish Development Fund (PFR), building a strong national brand requires more than marketing—it depends on creating successful companies capable of competing on international markets.
czytaj więcejAlmost 300 Polish companies participated in London Tech Week, making it the largest Polish business mission ever organized in the history of economic relations between Poland and the United Kingdom. The delegation included technology startups, scale-ups, investors, public institutions, and organizations supporting innovation and international expansion. (Based on the PAIH announcement referenced by the user.)
czytaj więcejNearly 150 representatives of government institutions, energy companies, industry organizations, and expert communities from Poland and Germany gathered during the 4th Polish-German Energy Transition Forum to discuss the future of energy security and cross-border cooperation. The event focused on how both countries can strengthen the resilience of their energy systems amid growing geopolitical and economic challenges.
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