Elocity has expanded its fleet offer with the lease of electric car charging stations. Fleet owners who do not have the capex budget to build their own network will benefit from this. “We are convinced that the lease of EV charging stations will be one of the important trends on the market,” according to Agnieszka…
Since the announcement of a billion-dollar investment in the development of the Polish Digital Valley, Microsoft has trained nearly 411,000 IT specialists, business representatives, partners, pupils and students. Among those trained, thanks to cooperation with the Information Society Development Foundation, over 60,000 people improved their skills in the area of basic digital skills, and nearly…
A record 2 billion zlotys – €450 million – was invested by household appliances producers in Poland last year. This shows that the industry is betting on the country, despite the difficult situation in the entire industry and on the household appliances market. Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Wojciech Konecki, CEO of the Polish Association of…
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…
The Polish warehouse market grew in 2022 and 2023 may be even more expensive. AXI IMMO presents the report “Polish Warehouse Market – Summary 2022.” By the end of December 2022, more than 4.4 million sqm (+42% y/y) of new space was completed, corresponding with strong activity by tenants, who leased nearly 6.7 million sqm…
Among the European countries where investors expect the highest returns on real estate, Poland ranks fifth, according to the CBRE report “European Investor Intentions Survey 2023.” The more difficult economic situation on European markets is not a downer for everyone. Half of real estate investors expect their buying and selling activity to increase in 2023…
2022 is behind us. What will 2023 bring us now? Below is my summary and thoughts on the top 10 trends, challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in 2023: 1) War and geopolitics: The war in Ukraine will end, just when exactly is not known yet. The war itself is a destabilizing element for many…
The Central and Eastern European macroeconomic growth story is set to continue as the economies of the region catch up with those further west, according to a new report by Bain & Company. The private equity industry in Central and Eastern Europe has gone through three distinct phases. The sector boomed after eight countries joined…
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Paweł Widawski, Founder & CEO of FinTech Poland. What is FinTech Poland? The foundation was established in 2016. It was when the fintech boom began in Poland and throughout Europe. On this wave, organizations dealing with financial innovations, including us, sprang up in various European countries. However, unlike those organizations that…
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Agnieszka Sznyk, President of the Board at INNOWO. Let’s start from the beginning. What is a circular economy? It’s a new economic model which tries to use resources in a very sustainable way. In a circular economy we shouldn’t have waste at any stage of production and consumption. Everything that we…
Dropbox announced that it has opened a new entity, and begun hiring for the first time in Poland. With this, the company continues to strengthen its presence in Europe as part of its Virtual First strategy, which has seen Dropbox’s employee base become more and more globally distributed. So far, the company has posted over…
Agnieszka Bulus-Trando talks to Monika Bronicka, MRICS Director, Head of Valuation and Advisory at Avison Young How are the current economic and geopolitical changes affecting real estate valuation? Real estate appraisal is an element that is important to investors, banks, developers and property owners during the whole economic cycle. In the changing reality related to…
