Investor’s recommend PAIiIZ’s services - Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency is perceived as a professional institution with comprehensive knowledge regarding Polish market and vital contacts essential in the investment process in our country.
PAIiIZ was rated by foreign investors at 4,5 points. It is the highest note that the Agency received since the research has been conducted (in 2009 - 4,1 and in 2008 - 3,7).
The Agency is perceived by most of the companies that took part in the survey as a very important partner in the investment process. The first contact with PAIiIZ was rated very highly, as well as the staffs professionalism. However, 29% of the respondents were not sure at the beginning what kind of services and help they may expect form PAIiIZ.
In this year’s research 90% of the surveyed confirmed that PAIiIZ is an unquestionable and professional business partner. One of the strongest qualities of the Agency that was rated very highly were meetings with PAIiIZ’s staff (84%), quality of preparation and competence of the employees who have direct contact with the investors (95%) and the quality and content of written information (72%). However, investors constantly await for the Agency to play a bigger role as a consultant support.
The number of investment offers in the PAIiIZ’s database has improved, however investors still would like to see a bigger range of choice. The information received from PAIiIZ regarding investment incentives was also more transparent for investors. The entrepreneurs however emphasized that they expect bigger financial support from the government.
The report shows that the main contact for investors with PAIiIZ and the main source of information was the Agency’s website www.paiz.gov.pl (47% of respondents). Others mentioned personal contacts or information from both the Polish and foreign Embassies. Those who visited the Agency’s website (84%) recognized that it contains the most useful information for foreign entrepreneurs. In comparison to last years’ edition of the report the transparency of the website’s structure was rated higher.
The research shows that in 2010, 95% respondents would recommend PAIiIZ’s services to other investors.
The survey on investor’s satisfaction with PAIiIZ services in 2010 was conducted by TNS Pentor.
The report was carried out in the fourth quarter of 2010. The report consisted of two modules: quantification research, which took 38 selected at random investors and qualitative research, where more direct and individual interviews with 11 randomly selected investors took place.
The analysis covered topics such as: first contact with PAIiIZ, PAIiIZ as a business partner, cooperation with PAIiIZ’s project managers, recommendations and general assessment of the Agency.
Contact:
Aleksandra Bigda, PR Division, PAIiIZ
aleksandra.bigda@paiz.gov.pl , tel. 022/334 98 40
Źródło: paiz.gov.pl
New investment quarter has started. The agency has received 9 new project, therefore now the PAIiIZ leads 175 investments in total. If all the projects, which total value equals to 3271,85 million euro, are implements, there will be 32 197 of new vacancies created in Poland.
Since the beginning of the year, the agency has implemented 10 projects (162,14 million euro of total value and 2 697 new vacancies). Those investors, who decided to invest to Poland have business in the following fields: aircrafts, BPO, entertaining-scientific, automotive industry, ICT and food processing industry.
The AHK Polska has published the data based on the 10th cyclical poll; a survey. which had been made among the foreign investors. According to the survey, for the third time, Poland has been chosen the best destination for the investors in Eastern Europe. As the chairman of the PAIiIZ Sławomir Majmam noted, receiving a gold medal is not something extraordinary, while being awarded for the third time is a real achievement.
The potential of Eastern European countries was evaluated by 116 entrepreneurships, which have business in the all regional throughout all of Poland. In the final evaluation, getting 4 points in total, Poland beat the following countries: Czech Republic (4 points), Estonia (4,97 points and Slovakia (2,96 points).
The results of the anniversary survey made by the AHK show that the foreign investors are pleased to work in Poland. About 95% percept of the respondents say that their companies are doing well. Michale Kern, the general director of the AHK Polska, says that it is worth emphasizing that 95% of the companies, who took part in this survey, affirmed their will to choose Poland as an investment destination country if they had to do made the decision today.
MTU Aero Engines investment is the eight and the latest successfully completed projects with PAIiIZ support. The company will spend €13,8 m and create 50 new jobs
The majority of completed projects in first quarter of 2015 are represented by BBS, R&D, ICT, automotive, aerospace, electronics and home appliances sectors. The total value of 8 projects reached €153.14m. Due to them, even 2,637 new jobs can be created.
Among 170 ongoing investments supported by the Agency, BPO and automotive sectors predominates. Each of the sector runs 32 projects. Next are: R&D with 19 projects, aviation with 13 projects and food sector with 12 projects. The total value of ongoing projects reaches €3065.45 m. Those investments may created even 30,061 new jobs in the future.
“For the first time in the history, Poland has been promoting itself as medical tourism destination. Due to the international promotion of the medical tourism sector, that lasted for 3 years, foreign audience discovered the potential of our country”, said PhD Ada Kostrz - Kostecka, head of the programme of promotion of Polish medical tourism on International markets 2012-2015 that was provided in cooperation of PAIIIZ. The conference summarizing the project was held on 18 March in PAIiIZ.
Representatives of medical tourism sector abroad and foreign journalist who visited Poland during study visits assess the offer of Polish medical tourism as very good. 12 trade fairs.
czytaj więcejRandstad presented the 25th quarterly report entitled “Employers’ plans”. This is a useful compass for employees. This time the plans of employment are the most optimistic since 6 years”, commented PAIiIZ president Sławomir Majman during the conference held on 9 March.
The first part of 2015 is expected to be very optimistic regarding the employment market. The percentage of employers willing to create new jobs (30%) is the highest since six years – in went up by 4% q/q. Also the number of companies planning to increase salaries in growing. Moreover, despite the lack of enthusiasm among entrepreneurs regarding the economic condition of Poland, there is a rising trend in defining the situation of their companies as good or very good.