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…
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…
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Elro van den Burg, Project Initiator of Linked by Offshore Wind. You are the initiator of an organization called Linked by Offshore Wind. Can you tell us more about the background of creating this organization. What type of companies are a part of Linked by Offshore Wind and what are you…
Poland Weekly expresses its solidarity with all those who suffered as a result of devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. At the request of His Excellency Cengiz Kamil Fırat, the Ambassador of Türkiye in Poland, below we publish information about collection of aid for the victims. On February 6, two devastating earthquakes hit southeast of…
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Cezary Maciołek, President of the Progres Group. The labor market seems to be doing quite well considering the current unemployment rates, despite the many challenges we face. What are the expected employment projections in 2023? The International Labor Organization (ILO) predicts that the level of employment in the world will increase…
Sylwia Ziemacka talks to Janusz Homa, CEO & Co-Founder of Ardigen S.A. What is Ardigen’s profile? What exactly do you do? A significant problem in modern pharmaceuticals and biotechnology is the growing cost of discovering and bringing a new drug to market – estimated at $2.6 billion. Conversely, there are many unmet clinical needs that…
Almost 4,500 km of High Speed Railway lines are planned for the Three Seas Region. The first sections should be launched as early as 2028. During Railway Direction Days in Warsaw, a cooperation agreement was signed by representatives of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, Rail Baltica and Správa železnic. According to the investor schedules, by 2028, the…
