The Polish Chamber of Commerce summarizes GUS data on the economic situation of the provinces and industries in January-September 2023. Unemployment At the end of September this year, the number of registered unemployed amounted to 776,000, which was 6,500 lower than at the end of August and 25,700 lower than a year ago. The unemployment…
Welcome to the Ambassadors’ Debate during Circular Week 2023, which aims to promote the concept of circular economy, support sustainable business models and foster cooperation between stakeholders. Sylwia Ziemacka talks to the representatives of 5 embassies in Poland that have sustainable development and circular economy at the top of their agenda: Ambassador Andreas Stadler from…
Bioseco – a technological R&D company specializing in the development of innovative devices for the automatic detection of birds in the airspace of wind farms and airports – won the fourth edition of the Polish-German Economics Award in Warsaw on October 17. The company won among five finalists representing new technologies and innovations. This year,…
Sylwia Ziemacka talks to dr n. med. Robert Jarema, Medical Director at theLongevity Center and Aubrey de Grey, PhD, President and CSO, LEV Foundation. Robert is a physician with more than 25 years of clinical experience, specializing in urology, andrology, infertility treatment and male hormone therapy. His work focuses on assessing the biological age of…
Welcome to the next episode of StartUP with Poland. This time,Tessa McIver talks to Joanna Pruszynska-Witkowska. Joanna is co-founder of Future Collars, a digital platform that empowers individuals to upskill and reskill for tech jobs. With over 20 years of experience in communications, Joanna began her career as an executive at Leo Burnett and Havas…
The project to build a container terminal in Świnoujście in northwest Poland has reached an important milestone with a positive environmental decision. The document was issued by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Szczecin, following a thorough analysis of the potential impact of this investment on the surrounding environment. The assessment process also included…
Following the progress in the number of foreign students in Poland, Collegium Civitas’ Vice-Rector for International Relations Katarzyna Maniszewska spoke with Erol Dzhelik from Poland Weekly. Are Polish universities active in attracting foreign students? Yes, they are. Not all of them of course, but there is a growing interest in internationalization among Polish Higher Education…
IT workers in Poland are still focused on above-average salaries, especially those in programming. Salary is the leading factor determining a change of employer, as confirmed by the Talent Trends 2023 study by PageGroup. However, for IT professionals and programmers, salary is increasingly not enough to drive talent to change jobs. Poland Weekly talked to…
Disputes over mortgages denominated in Swiss francs have long dominated a certain type of court case in Poland, placing a significant burden on the judiciary, which often struggles to cope with lawsuits filed by law firms specializing in such disputes. In Poland, a popular mortgage now is a PLN-denominated loan with a variable interest rate…
