Transcript Polska - Izrael

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Territory of Poland covers area of 312,7 thousands
of sq. meters and is 15 times larger than Israel.
The total length of Poland’s borders is 3511 km. :
- with Czech Republic - 796 km
- with Slovakia – 541 km
- with Ukraine - 535 km
- with Germany- 467 km
- with Byelorussia- 418 km
- with Russia 210 km
- with Lithuania 104 km
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Population of Poland in December 2011 was 38,3
million inhabitants.
Main cities: Warsaw (capital, 1,7 mln). Krakow (760
thousand), Łódź (740 thousand), Wroclaw (635
thousand), Poznań (550 thousand)
The official language ​in Poland is Polish.
Poland has a range of natural resources such as copper,
coal, lignite, zinc, lead, salt, sulfur, natural gas,
limestone and gypsum.
The official currency in Poland is Polish Zloty (PLN). 1
PLN = 100 groszy. The exchange rate in May 2012 was
1 EUR = 4,29 PLN, 1 USD = 3,35 PLN. 1 PLN = 1,14 NIS.
Currency can be exchanged at banks or exchange
offices
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The network of paved roads in Poland is about 200
thousand km of which 1300 km constitute highways
(400 km is under construction. Planned highway
network is 2000 km) and 850 km express roads (850
km under construction. Planned express roads network
is 5500 km)
The total length of railway lines is about 23 thousands
km. Density of the railway net is 7,1/100 sq km. The
railway network in Poland is currently under intensive
modernisation.
In Poland there are 12 airports with passenger traffic.
The largest one, Warsaw F. Chopin airport serviced 9,3
million passengers.
Over 35 sea ports are located in Poland. 4 of them
support for the international transport. Others are
specialized ports (such as oil terminal, coal, chemical),
fishing ports and marinas.
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Poland entered the Schengen Agreement in December
2007.
Citizens of Israel holding passport valid for at least 6
months may come to Poland (as well as to the other
„Schengen” countries) without visas for up to 90 days.
Visa-free travel only applies to tourist/business arrivals.
Guests arriving for the other purposes and for a period
longer than 90 days must first obtain the appropriate
visa at the Polish Embassy in Tel Aviv.
13 days during the year in Poland is the official public
holidays (2 days fall always on Sunday). The „National
days” are two – 3rd of May, day of 3rd May Constitution
and 11th of November , day of Independence.
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Poland is Parliamentary Republic. The Parliament consist of
two legislative bodies:
The lower house – Sejm and the upper house - Senat
The head of the State is President elected every five years
‣ Executive goverment in Poland is Council of Ministers. The
president appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party
that won elections to Sejm.
‣ Economic affairs are the responsibility of the Ministry of
Economy. State finance deals with the Ministry of Finance,
and the creation of money, interest rates, etc. corresponds
to the National Bank of Poland.
‣ The structure of economic self goverment is similar to the
structure in Israel. There are different chambers of
producers, industry or commerce, but their membership is
not compulsory.
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2010-2011 was the period of gradual recovery of the
potential of Polish economy, after slowdown observed
in 2009. In 2011 GDP growth amounted to 4,3% as an
effect of the increase in individual consumption of 3,1%
and growth of investments by 8,5%.
In the period of January-December 2011 the annual
average consumer price index (CPI) amounted to 4.3%.
The fastest growth was observed in transport prices (by
7.7%), in which fuels by 13.7%. The costs of the use of
housing and energy carriers increased by 6.2%.
Simultaneously producer price index surged by 7.6%
and construction prices increased by 1.0% (yoy).
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GDP of Poland 2002-2011
%
7.0
6.7
6.2
6.0
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.3
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.3
3.0
1.8
2.0
1.4
1.0
0.0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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Main macroeconomic indicators 2011:
Price index of consumer goods and services
Index of sold production of industry
Index of construction and assembly production
Average monthly wages and salaries in the national
economy in PLN
Average employment in enterprise sector in
thousand persons
Unemployment rate (%)
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104,3
107,5
112,0
3.400
5.544
12,5
Balance of payment (in million euro) 2011
Current account
Trade balance
Export revenues
Import expenditure
Services’ balance
Capital account
Financial account
Direct Polish external investments
Direct foreign investment in Poland
-15.220
-10.303
137.981
148.284
4.885
8.033
18.396
-4.092
9.929
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Poland is a perfect place for investments and business
expansion. Poland’s 38 million strong consumer market is
one of the biggest in Europe. The country’s favorable
location, in the centre of Europe, where the main
communication routs intersect, makes it possible to export
goods to all European countries and thus reach over 500
million consumers. The next advantage of doing business in
Poland are well educated employees, such as: economists,
engineers, IT specialists or scientists and Poland’s sustainable
development which is the result of solid economic
foundations. In 2010 the inflow of foreign direct investments
(FDI) to Poland amounted to EUR 6 686 million.
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Poland, member of the European Union apply “Euro-Mediterranean
Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities
and their States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part”.
In addition, Poland and Israel are signatories to the following bilateral
agreements:
Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments of
22.05 1991
Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal
Evasion with respect to the Taxes on Income of 22.05.1991
Agreement on Cooperation in Culture, Science and Education of 22.05.1991
Agreement in the Field of Economy, Science and Technology Regarding
Cooperation Applicated to Agriculture and Food Industry of 04.10.1991
CooperationAgreement in the Field of Posts and Telecommunications of
14.01.1997
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Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters of
15.06.2000
Agreement on Cooperation In Tourism of 14.01.1997
Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Health and Medicine of
11.09.2006
Agreement Concerning Veterinary Services and Animal Health of 19.05.1989
Agreement on Technical Cooperation in Dairy Development of 19.12.1996
Air Transport Agreement of 27.02.1990. This agreement will be gradually
replaceduntill 2017 by the „Open Sky Agreement” between the EU and Israel
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