The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region accounts for 3.73% of all greenhouse gas emissions, but attracts only 0.79% of global investment in climate technologies.However, that is changing. Investments in climate technologies in CEE grew from $10.6 million in 2013 to $398 million in 2020 and $502 million in the first half of 2021 alone,…
Before the Ukraine war, Poland was the most heavily used border crossing for goods transported by train between the Far East and Europe. But the Russian attack has changed Poland’s role in trans-Eurasian freight transportation. “When we were finally released from the Covid restrictions earlier this year, we were all looking forward to better times,…
According to the analysis of the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), nuclear power plants could meet up to 38.4% of Poland’s forecast demand for electricity by 2043. The development of nuclear energy could raise Polish GDP by more than 1% by 2043 and generate up to 40,000 jobs over 50 years of reactor operations, PIE said….
Good investment prospects according to the report “Electromobility in Poland: investments, trends, employment 2021 report” created by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency, Bergman Engineering and the Polish Chamber of Electromobility Development. Since 2016, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency has supported nearly 30 investmentprojects in the electromobility sector, with a total value of over…
Ambitious labor market reforms and investments in productivity enhancement and green transition can boost the growth potential of Poland to four percent in the coming years, according to the new World Bank EU Regular Economic Report – Living Up to Potential in the Wake of Adverse Shocks. After a recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Within a short span of years, Poland strengthened its regional leadership in attracting Japanese investors and there are currently 356 Japanese companies in Poland, employing around 40,000 people. Well-known Japanese companies such as Toyota, Sharp, Panasonic, Funai and Toshiba have long been present in Poland. “Poland prides itself on its dominant position as a main…
JLL’s latest report in concert with the Polish Investment & Trade Agency, Hays and ALTO – ‘Made in Poland. An Investment Guide for Manufacturing report’ – notes disrupted supply chains, shrinking labor markets, environmental issues and increasing prices of materials, components and energy as the chief challenges shaping the future of Poland’s manufacturing market. “Poland,…
Almost two-thirds of foreign companies operating in Poland said that their business condition remains “good,” despite Russia’s attack on Ukraine and high inflation. This is one of the key conclusions of the latest economic survey conducted at the request of the Polish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Poland) and 14 other chambers associated in…