After a two-year break caused by the pandemic, the MIPIM fai – the world’s leading real estate event – has started in the French resort of Cannes. The prestigious event and forum for the exchange of ideas annually attracts key players, in particular investors, city and regional authorities, architects, developers, funds and banks, companies from…
Agnieszka Bulus-Trando talks to Damian Kołata, Partner, Head of Industrial & Logistics Agency Poland, Head of E-Commerce CEE, Cushman & Wakefield Let’s start with logistics, which is currently very dynamic and changing under the influence of online sales. How does e-commerce affect logistics and warehouses? The growing role of our country as a European logistics…
Adam Białas talks to Michał Sapota, president of Heritage Real Estate Investments, about the key challenges that are ahead of the market. Heritage Real Estate Investments is one of the largest players on the residential real estate market in Poland. The company is not a classic developer, but a type of modern investment fund that…
The Polish copper giant has concluded a contract for the implementation of small modular reactors (SMR) in Poland. A landmark agreement was signed in Washington in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Jack Sasin and representatives of the American administration. As part of the concluded agreement, KGHM and NuScale will implement the SMR technology in…
Agnieszka Bulus-Trando from Poland Weekly talks to Mira Kantor-Pikus, Head of Equity Debt & Alternative Investments from Cushman & Wakefield. PRS in Poland is a relatively new topic compared to the West. What are the differences between PRS in Poland and in the West? The PRS (private rental sector) is the short name of the…
Poles have long preferred to own the place they lived in – only 4% of the population rents a flat. On average, every third European does so. But the Polish institutional rental market, still at an early stage of development, is growing in importance. Attitudes towards renting in Poland are changing, for multiple reasons. One…
Everyone will find something for themselves in Katowice. You can spend an attractive city break here, or a much longer stay. Once associated with mining and numerous coal mines, now thanks to great efforts and huge investments, this is a great example of a successful transformation into a fashionable modern city with an inclination to…
The Port of Gdańsk handled 53.2 million tons of goods in 2021, an 11% increase and the most cargo handled in the history of the port. The Ministry of Infrastructure held a conference in January attended by ministers, Marek Gróbarczyk and Grzegorz Witkowski, and the management boards of the three largest Polish ports: Gdańsk, Szczecin-Świnoujście…
Poland’s exports rose 17.5% in November and faster than in the two previous months. The import growth rate was also higher (+30%), the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. Comment by Mariusz Zielonka, economic expert from the Lewiatan Confederation: After two months of relatively low growth in exports, November brought a dynamic revival. According to preliminary…
Selena Group is investing in the development of photovoltaics on large-area roofs. The Polish leader in the construction chemicals industry is expanding its proposition for business customers and offers complete roofing solutions, including waterproofing and photovoltaic installations for roofs. The entire roofing solution comes with a 15-year warranty. Selena Group has for many year been…
W. P. Carey, has acquired seven DIY retail stores in Poland from the Austrian Supernova Group. The total acquisition totals approximately 70,000 square metres. The stores are triple-net leased to OBI for a term of 15 years with Eurozone CPI-based rent increases. W. P. Carey is a REIT specialising in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and the…
The construction industry tends to be a good measure of the condition of any economy and across Europe it is showing remarkable resilience in the face of the pandemic’s effects. According to EUROCONSTRUCT, an independent construction market forecasting network, the level of construction output in 2021 is set at 1,740 billion euros. After a difficult…
