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…
Polish foreign investments are growing. Half of them go to Central and Eastern Europe. Foreign expansion is being carried out by over 1,800 companies from Poland and the value of capital invested by Polish companies abroad is approx. EUR 23 billion. The last two years have brought a large increase in this activity – in…
On October 24-28, the Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) organized its latest mission of Polish business representatives to Portugal. It was attended by five companies from the following industries: cosmetics, cryotherapy devices, defense industry and two Special Economic Zones: Wałbrzych and Kostrzyn-Słubice. More than 30 b2b meetings were organized at the headquarters of Portuguese companies….
On Friday 11 November, the European Commission lowered its forecast for Poland’s GDP growth in 2022 from 5.2% to 4.0%, and in 2023 from 1.5% to 0.7%. According to the Commission, an economic rebound is to take place in 2024, when the economy will grow by 2.6%. “Economic growth is expected to decelerate markedly in…
Philip Morris is the first company in Poland with the “Employers of Dialogue between Generations” certificate. Representatives of four different generations meet more and more often on the Polish labor market, and such intergenerational cooperation is becoming a challenge and an opportunity for employees and employers at the same time. Philip Morris in Poland has…
On October 13th, new regulations will take effect that could change the operation of holding companies. A huge amendment to the Commercial Companies Code is expected to regulate the relations between a parent company and its subsidiaries in order to ensure better safeguard of the interests of the subsidiary’s creditors, body members and small shareholders….
The first Circularity Gap Report Poland was launched during the Circular Week in October 2022. The Polish economy is over 10% circular, above the world average, mainly because of an efficient agricultural sector and fairly short supply chains. But there is a challenge ahead – closing the over 80% circular gap – this is where…
By Anna Łasica-Czaplejewicz, the president of the Institute of Applied Sciences and New Technologies Research We are more and more aware of the dangers of global warming. We try to be pro-ecological, no-one for example is surprised by the segregation of rubbish or the recycling of used materials, but among these activities, energy recycling is…
The Chwarzno-Wiczlino district opens opportunities for companies interested in collaboration on ‘15-minute city’ development. Data collected by Investment Monitor show that the quality of life and the cost of living are closely related and correlate with the attractiveness of a given country for foreign investments. Housing options, schools, recreational and cultural amenities, and healthcare systems…
Poland Week talked with Aneta Rusiniak, Director, ESG – Europe at Invesco Real Estate, about the ESG strategy implementation in the real estate sector. Everyone is talking about ESG on the real estate market. So looking at the process of implementing ESG criteria, are we moving from talk to action? Yes, much is being said…
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…
24% of Polish companies want to hire new employees from October to December, but simultaneously, many companies are considering job cuts – these are two findings of the ManpowerGroup report published this week, presenting companies’ recruitment plans for the last quarter of this year. The net employment forecast for Poland for the fourth quarter of…
