The current results in the property investment market may not appear very optimistic at the moment, but this is only a temporary situation. All market players were aware, the slowdown was to hit in 2023. Total transaction volume in the CEE region in H1 2023 – 2.2 billion euros – noted a decrease by 59%…
“The Circular Economy is not a key priority for Polish decision-makers. Especially on the highest level, I think it needs more awareness and devotion from politicians. There is a much better situation at the regional, municipal and voivodeships levels, where Circular Economic principles are implemented in everyday processes, dealing with waste management policies.” INNOWO President…
We need to challenge our beliefs about health. It requires embracing a modernised understanding of health, including physical, mental, social and spiritual health, and the full range of factors that influence these elements of a holistic approach. It requires viewing health as an investment, not an expense, and not something to be taken for granted….
Enjoy the next episode of StartUP with Poland co-produced by Poland Weekly and Andrea Bandirali. This time Tessa McIver, talks to Pawel Maj, Partner at Warsaw Equity Group, a leading private investment company based in the CEE region, with a 20 year history. Paweł himself has completed more than 60 investments, over 20 exits, and…
The report, Electricity 4.0. Cheaper, cleaner and more stable energy for businesses in Poland, shows that Polish companies are looking for ways to finance their electricity bills. They do so primarily by increasing the prices of products or services offered (35%) and/or depleting capital reserves (34%) or using funds earmarked for investments (28%). “Implementing renewable…
Poland Weekly talked to Małgorzata Bojańczyk, Director at the Association of Sustainable Agriculture and Food in Poland, EU Common Agricultural Policy Expert. “In comparison to other EU markets we are still at the beginning of the road when it comes to sustainable food production. The association conducted a study of more than 200 companies from…
Welcome to StartUP with Poland, the show that takes a deep dive into the Polish startup ecosystem and takes you on a journey to explore key trends, key technologies and the key people behind them. Today we’re looking at how AI will change sales and marketing in 2023, and we’re talking to Danish Soomro, the…
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Rafał Lis, founder and managing partner at CVI, a leading private debt investor in the CEE region. The history of the Polish investment fund market dates back to the early 1990s, but the breakout year for the market was 1997 when the Investment Fund Act came into force. How has the…
Tessa McIver talks to Michael Chaffe, CEO of Wolves Summit. Originally from London, Mike has been in Poland for 12 years, and after a career in diving and then as an investor, he is now running one of Poland’s biggest startup conferences. The Wolves Summit conference takes place in various forms each year and has…
Tessa McIver talks to Walid Barsali, CEO of BallSquad and President of La French Tech Warsaw. Walid Barsali is not only the founder and CEO of the increasingly successful startup BallSquad. He has also recently been appointed President of La French Tech Warsaw, an organisation that aims to bring the Polish and French startup ecosystems…
Tessa McIver talks to Bogusława Cimoszko-Skowroński, founder and board member of the MIT Enterprise Forum CEE, an innovator, investor and startup ecosystem builder. In 2015, Bogy, an MIT alumna, launched the MIT Enterprise Forum Poland accelerator programme, which later evolved into the CEE accelerator. To date, the programme has accelerated nearly 300 startups and built…
Tessa McIver talked to Maciej Kraus who gave an insight into Poland’s Venture Capital landscape and some comparisons with what is going on in the big ol’ US of A. Maciej is a Partner at Movens Capital, a VC fund that invests in seed and series A rounds, and focuses on companies that will revolutionise…
