The ‘Ukrainian woman in Poland’ project was created in March 2022. Julia, a Ukrainian woman from Donetsk living in Poland for the last 10 years, was one of its initiators. She tells Poland Weekly about the project and how she came to be involved in it. “There is a saying in both Poland and Ukraine…
Key takeaways from the roundtable discussion between key players in the market, regional authorities and universities, organized by the Boeing Company and Invest in Pomerania and the Pomerania Development Agency. On December 12, 2023, thanks to the efforts of the Boeing Company and Invest in Pomerania, an initiative coordinated by the Pomerania Development Agency, an…
In recent years, we have become accustomed to numerous changes in tax law coming into force on the first of January. New legislation was usually passed in the last months of the previous year and took effect after a very short vacatio legis. So short, in fact, that the first weeks of each new year…
Welcome to startUP with Poland – the show where we take a deep dive into the Polish startup ecosystem. In this episode, Tessa McIver speaks with Adam Komarnicki, Chief Revenue Officer at Appsilon. Adam is an experienced C-level executive and advisor who works with technology companies to help them grow. He has worked as a…
After a sharp decline in 2020 and a strong recovery in 2021, global direct investment in 2022 fell by 12% to $1.3 trillion. According to reports from international organizations (including UNCTAD), the decline was caused by global factors, related to the war in Ukraine, high energy and food commodity prices, rising interest rates and uncertainty…
It’s been a while since we’ve discussed ESG issues. Most of the attention has been focused on environmental policies, while I believe the “S,” which stands for the social impact, may be even more important as we move forward. In particular, the impact of employers on employees. And there are several reasons for that. If…
Facing inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, investors have been forced to revise their strategies, according to the Schroders Global Investor Study 2023. Persistent inflation and geopolitical uncertainty – coupled with the need to decarbonize economies – are making it difficult to navigate markets and forcing investors around the world to revise their investment strategies, the flagship…
Hello and welcome to another episode of StartUP with Poland – where we continue to get to grips with Poland’s startUP ecosystem – through the eyes of key players. Today, Tessa McIver talks to Maryla Wojcieszek, who works at the accelerator Huge Thing. As an Innovation Shaper she supports large organizations in processes related to…
According to data in the latest Talent Alpha report, The World of Work AI-ed, over 90% of leading service providers, as well as one-third of all workers, are already using AI solutions. As a result, some companies have experienced significant productivity growth. However, AI poses enormous challenges that could lead to the darkest scenarios. The…
The “Friends of the World” Association together with the “Heart for Hearts” Foundation are launching the 14th edition of the “Friends Cook” Charity Dinner. This year’s event will take guests on the culinary journey to sunny Greece with Mediterranean dishes prepared by two exquisite Greek chefs: Miltos Karoubas and Teo Vafidis. The charity evening will…
