On 9th May the Polish company ElectroMobility Poland (EMP) obtained the construction permit from the Mayor of Jaworzno to start construction of the factory of Izera, the first Polish Electric Vehicle (EV). The investment will revive the former industrial and mining area with the automotive industry that today contributes to almost 10% of Poland’s GDP….
Generational intelligence (GI) is becoming a key booster of success alongside AI, says Waldemar Olbryk, President of the Management Board of Archicom, initiator of the Gen4Gen project. Are today’s organizations ready for Generational Intelligence? This is the question asked by Gen4Gen project experts. Their aim is to create a broad, public discussion on multigenerational cooperation…
In 2023 Orlen launched the Hydrogen Academy, the first Polish education programme for H2 specialists in various industries, like manufacturing, aviation, shipping and transportation. So far courses have been organised with a few dozen lecturers and experts for students and graduates at several locations in Poland, like Anwill Włocławek (chemical facilities), Toyota Motor Poland, Toyota…
Polish data company Atman obtained a loan at zł 1.35b ($ 337m) for construction of 50,000 servers data centre in Duchnice near Warsaw. This is the biggest data centre loan in Poland enabling Atman to become a leading data collector and processor in the country and CEE. The campus named WAW-3 will host servers in…
This year Polska Żegluga Morska (Polish Steamship Company) received 3 new bulk carriers in the series of 12 contracted from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) in China. They are the so-called lake-max ships, i.e. 200 m long and 23.7 m wide adjusted to the system of channels and sluices of the Great Lakes in USA….
New container terminal T3 is constructed in the Baltic Hub (DCT Gdańsk) by a consortium of Budimex (Poland) and Deme Dredging (Belgium) to become the biggest deep container terminal on the Baltic Sea with over 20 automated gantries and 20 harbour cranes. 40 ha of T3 artificial isle “enlarging” the territory of Poland has been…
Can the process of Polish convergence at its current pace be sustained, or is it just a historical anomaly, and how does AI affect these dynamics? These are the key questions asked in a report “From industrial to technological competence. How Central Europe can win its future in the AI era” by Spotdata and the…
On May 8, during the 16th European Economic Congress, during the session ‘Investments in Poland through the eyes of business. Regression and hopes,’ the panel discussed the details of a report by ING Bank Śląski and the organizer of the European Economic Congress (EEC), the PTWP Group. The report was based on 26 conversations between…
The number of people earning over PLN 10,000 (2,300 euros) gross per month increased to 1.5 million in Poland in 2022, according to a report by KPMG. However, the group of people with net assets exceeding $1 million fell by a tenth. The number of people exceeding the second tax threshold (PLN 120,000 gross per…
In 1994 Poland as the first Central-European Country signed the co-operation agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) and in 2014 the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) was established. Thanks to this Polish institutions and companies have been attending ESA’s missions, including the most recent one JUICE – Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – to research Jupiter…
Poland Weekly talked with Aleksandra Jach, attorney – at – law, Structure Drwal Jach Komorowska Moj sp.k., expert at KIDO (the Polish Chamber of Long Term Care Facilities), about the stable development of the senior care sector in Poland. An increasing number of the senior housing projects opening for public each year proves that the senior…
The Warsaw leg of the Wolves Summit CEE took place on May 8-9. The start-ups that offered the best technological solutions were awarded at the Great Pitch Contest event, where Saventic, Proofminder, and FleetFox took the top three prizes. The Wolves Summit, which started in Warsaw in 2015, continues its integrated deal flow creation and…
