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The Polish care industry remains a European leader during the crisis – optimistic perspectives, transitional difficulties. Year by year, there is an increasing demand for home care services in the European Union as the European population continues to age rapidly. According to data from the Central Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny – GUS), Poland’s demographic…
According to Central Statistical Office (GUS) data, Poland had a foreign trade surplus of €10.5 billion in 2023, with the country’s largest partner again Germany. Although Poland had a trade surplus in many regions, a foreign exchange deficit of €79.3 billion in trade with China stood out. According to the report presented by GUS on…
It is often said that we should learn from history to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. This has never been more appropriate given current events in the Middle East. The last world conflict cost the lives of over 60 million people – not something anyone would want to repeat. Currently, on Netflix, there…
The global real estate market is slowly recovering from the turbulence of recent years, and MIPIM 2024, organized for the 33rd time from March 12 to 15, 2024 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, has attracted the world’s most important players in the industry, as well as investors, bankers and politicians – including office…
In a military package worth €1.5 billion, Poland inter alia purchased Carl-Gustaf M4 grenade launchers from Sweden on March 4. On the eve of Sweden’s official NATO entry as the alliance’s 32nd member, Poland’s Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson at the 3rd Ship Flotilla in Gdynia on…
The 9th Diplomatic Opening of the Year held by the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG) has gone ahead with the media partnership of Poland Weekly. Some 600 participants, including high-level officials of Poland’s new government, KIG officials, foreign representatives of many countries at the ambassador level, local governments, investors and entrepreneurs took part in the…
City of Łódź bonds have debuted on the WSE. Bank Pekao S.A. was a co-organiser of the issue. Bonds of the City of Łódź made their debut on the Catalyst market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The bonds – worth more than PLN 764 million – were issued in December. The agent for the issue…
IT professionals know they need to grow. But they also expect employers to support them in doing so. The labor market situation in the ICT and IT industry has been more dynamic in recent years than before the pandemic. There is still a high demand for workers, but the barrier to entry into this market…
Changes to the BDO system and expansion of the Advisory Team for Systemic Solutions in Waste Management are on the agenda of the Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Anita Sowinska. Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Anita Sowinska spoke about planned changes to waste management regulations. Earlier, the changes were discussed during a meeting…
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna is further developing its cooperation with Polish nature institutions by extending its support for two new national parks – Ojcowski National Park and Woliński National Park. In total, PGE is already supporting 11 parks across Poland, with which it will implement more than 70 new projects in 2024, including active nature…
The European Parliament Transport Committee has put Poland’s Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (or Solidarity Transport Hub) on the list of EU’s strategic investments. The new CPK airport with its roads and railways node is included in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) together with 38 other Polish airports, maritime ports and rail/road terminals. TEN-T is the EU’s…
ORLEN has successfully completed the acquisition of 100% stake in Doppler Energie that manages 267 service stations across Austria under Turmöl brand. The transaction expands ORLEN’s network to nearly 3,500 modern service stations across seven European countries. The Group is now exploring additional acquisition opportunities in the region and is taking steps to establish itself…
