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%)…
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…
Mlekovita, the leader of the dairy industry in Central and Eastern Europe, is not slowing down. During a meeting of Spółdzielnia Mleczarska Mlekovita (cooperative) on March 25, the President of the Management Board, Dariusz Sapiński, presented a report on the company’s activities, along with the results of 2022. “2022 was a special year for all…
MIPIM 2023 – the world’s largest real estate event, with 6,000 international investors and financial institutions, including 76 of the top 100 investment managers in the world, advising on managing assets worth EUR 4 trillion – was held, as usual In Cannes in March. Among the over 23,000 guests were delegates from over 90 countries…
Poland: strong and stable – this was the motto of the Polish delegation during MIPIM 2023. Polish cities and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency presented the country’s investment offer to attract international investors from the real estate industry. MIPIM continues to be the major international event for industry professionals from around the world to…
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Raymond Cloosterman, CEO of Rituals about happiness, wellbeing, daily pleasures and the success story that it has become. What made you start your own business and give up your previous corporate life? After finishing university, I joined Unilever corporate and I worked there for 12 years. This is where I made…
Newport Logistics Fund, a fund investing in warehouse properties in Europe, raised EUR 50 million as part of its first fund. Currently, work is underway to launch a second fund worth EUR 100 million. It only took 10 months for the fund to raise EUR 50 million from investors located in Western Europe, Poland, the…
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…
