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EMBASSY OF POLAND
TRADE & INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT
Business with Poland
Competitive Advantages
Location & economic fundamentals
 strategic location in continental Europe
 part of trans-European transportation corridor
 the only country of the EU with positive GDP
growth in 2009
 38 million consumers
 young, well-educated work force
 ca 11% of university students in the EU
 increasing labour productivity
 Investment incentives
 14 Special Economic Zones
 grants co financed from the EU (EUR 90 bn)
Leverages
Poland’s main strengths against
global competitors:
• Growth of the market
• Size of the local market
• Access to regional markets
• Cooperation with suppliers and
business partners
• Investment incentives system
• Stable investment environment
Poland is 11th most attractive investment location in the world
Source:UNCTAD, World Investment Prospects Survey 2009-2011
Leverages
I.
CIT exemption in Special Economic Zone
only available in Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
II.
Government grants through individual negotiations
individually approved and granted by the
Ministry of the Economy based on the
Council of Ministers’ Resolution
III.
Real estate tax exemption
subject to negotiation with the local authorities
only in case if the investor is the owner of the building
(provided by the Commune Council)
IV.
Cash grants available through EU Funds
subject to negotiation with different managing
institutions depending on the investment project key parameters
All above presented instruments can be combined together however the total amount
of state aid cannot exceed the maximum aid intensity
Source: NBP, 2010
4.1
2003
EU accession
7.0
9.9
2009
I-X 2010
10.1
2008
16
17.2
15.7
20
2007
8.3
10.2
10.3
18
2006
6.4
10
2005
2004
4.4
0
2002
2001
6.8
12
2000
1999
5.7
4.3
8
1998
1997
3.6
2.8
6
1996
2
1.6
4
1995
1994
EUR bn
FDI flows to Poland in 1994-2010
14
FDI in Poland in 2010
• 266 investment projects
announced in Poland in Jan-Nov
• Estimated value of EUR 6,7 bn
• 48,594 new jobs
• Key sectors:
 Food processing
 Automotive
 BPO
• 47 projects assisted by Polish
State Agency for FDI:
• Value of EUR 619 mn
• 9,3054 new jobs
Source: PAIiIZ, Financial Times, 2010
Poland – Spain
Key Facts
Polish export
to Spain
(millions of
Euros)
Polish import
from Spain
(millions of
Euros)
Turnover
(millions of
Euros)
Balance
(millions of
Euros)
2009 (I-XI)
2 362
2 199
4 561
163
2010 (I-XI)
2 893
2 379
5 272
514
2010/2009
+22,4%
+8,1%
+15,5%
-
Year
Source: Polish Ministry of Economy
Thank you for your attention
EMBASSY OF POLAND
TRADE & INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT
Av. Dr. Arce 25
28002 Madrid
Tel.: +34 91 590 12 80
Fax: +34 91 561 51 08
[email protected]
www.madrid.trade.gov.pl