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.
Talks are still carried out with Chine Investment Corporation (CIC). In the end of last year it operated assets of 410 million dollars. CIC, owned by Chinese government invests in US economy, recently it strengthen Spanish bank system, and now it considers acquisition of Italian bonds. The agreement with CIC, that assumes capital support for polish investments, is going to be signed this year.
“We have a real explosion of interest of Poland among Chinese businessman – PAIFI president, Slawomir Majaman says – It is 61 economic mission in last 12 months. However it is the first under new CCPIT’s chief Wan Jifei.
There is significant development in attracting investors to Poland. In few weeks three contracts shall be signed, worth at least 80 million euro, including selling HSW for 250 million zlotys. Next deal will concern the center of distribution of SANY building machinery, near Lodz. SANY considers also building a factory in Poland. It can be worth more than HSW transaction with LiuGong. Currently PAIFIF negotiates 12 Chinese project worth 270 million euro, including such giants like Shanghai Electric, which wants to construct part for wind plants and plans building a plant in Ostroleka.
Also Special Economic Zones are establishing the cooperation with China. The president of Pomeranian SEZ will sign three-year contract with local authorities from Zhuhai from Guadong province.
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.