SMRs & Poland’s energy transition

SMRs & Poland’s energy transition

Building Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) can become an important form of support for the energy transition, according to participants of a panel held during the XXXII Economic Forum in Karpacz.Energy security, lower electricity bills, low-emission energy, additional revenues for local and state budgets – these are some of the benefits of investing in the so-called…

reconstruction of Ukraine
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Which Polish companies are interested in Ukraine?

Polish companies from, among others, the mining and transport sectors are interested in investing in Ukraine, said Deputy Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Jadwiga Emilewicz. “In the coming weeks we hope to present their offers during visits to western Ukraine and Kyiv,” she added. As Emilewicz pointed out, some of the companies interested in…

"Poland in the eyes of foreign investors," conducted in March 2023 at the request of the Polish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Polska) and IGCC
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Poland still most attractive investment destination

Poland ranks first as the most attractive investment location for business among the countries included in this year’s survey (Central and Eastern Europe as well as China and Russia). In addition, 92.7% of respondents would choose Poland as their place of business again. These are the conclusions of the economic survey “Poland in the eyes…

labor market in Poland
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Full-time work preferred

Poles, Czechs and Slovaks prefer full-time employment, while Croatians and Hungarians prefer self-employment. Eurostat asked young Europeans what they thought about starting a business. Among all EU Member States, the highest percentage of supporters of self-employment was recorded in Cyprus – 64% (the EU average is 39%). In Central Europe, Croatians (57%) and Hungarians (52%)…

Poznan
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100 jobs waiting for innovators

In 2023, 100 jobs for innovators will be created at Łukasiewicz – Poznań Institute of Technology. The unit in Poznań is implementing the program of the Łukasiewicz Research Network, which intends to employ up to 2,000 scientists throughout Poland. “The market needs innovations based on scientific knowledge. This is evidenced by, for example, the Łukasiewicz…

Habitu: A New PRS Platform

Habitu: A New PRS Platform from Syrena Real Estate

Syrena Real Estate is entering the private rented sector. The company’s new business line operates under the Habitu brand and the first property from the PRS sector in the company’s portfolio located in Warsaw was fully leased in two months. The company has announced intensive development of Habitu mainly in the capital city but also…

PGE-led consortium to build largest gas-fired power plant in Europe

PGE-led consortium to build largest gas-fired power plant in Europe

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, Poland’s largest electricity company, has signed a contract with a consortium composed of Polimex Mostostal and Siemens Energy for the construction of a gas and steam unit with a capacity of 882 MW in Rybnik, in southern Poland.  In addition to the contract for the general implementation of the investment, related…

Wielka Warszawska in Warsaw

Wielka Warszawska: the capital’s racing celebration

The last Sunday of September at the Służewiec Horse Race Track will be exceptional. The date of September 25 should be marked in your calendar, because, as Julian Jabłkowski said in the series “Jan Heart,” “For a true Varsovian, three dates are the most important in life: your wedding, the Uprising and … the Great…

Polish society

Preliminary census results show small dip in Polish population

According to the preliminary results of the National Population and Housing Census 2021, the population of Poland was 38,179.800, down 0.9% compared to the results of the 2011 census. The number of women decreased by 187,800. (ie 0.9%), and men by 144,400. (i.e. 0.8%).  The preliminary results of the census indicate that in the period…