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POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND NEWSLETTER February 3rd, 2011 issue 212 NEWS STATE AGENCY OF UKRAINE FOR units. The group met with representatives of the helps become more recognisable and successful INVESTMENTS AND INNOVATION Łódź Investor Assistance Centre, the Łódź City on the market. The award is now the most widely ON A STUDY TOUR IN POLAND Council and the Łódź Special Economic Zone. recognised promotion mark in the country and The visit took place between January 23-29, Guests form Ukraine visited Kraków where they for the majority of Poles it guarantees the highest 2011. 11 representatives of the State Agency met representatives of the Kraków Technology quality of the awarded product. The "Poland of Ukraine for Investments and Innovation Park, the Małopolska Regional Development Now” award is an emblem of trustworthiness and and people form Ukraininan local investment Agency and visited Niepołomice. an instrument which effectively helps build and development centres visited Poland. The Ukrainian delegation attended a company's positive image. presentation prepared by the Support The contest is open for entrepreneurs and local Instruments Department at the Ministry of administration entities. Economy and had the chance to meet To take part in the first stage of the contest representatives of the Ukrainian Embassy in participants have to send in a questionnaire and Poland as well as to talk to people from the a verification application. During the verification Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. process special attention will be paid to the The visit was organised by the Polish Information quality of the application, its innovativeness and and Foreign Investment Agency within the the general effectiveness of the company's twinning programme “Ehancing performance of activities. Invest Ukraine: the Ukrainian Centre for Foreign In applications filed by communes experts will Investment Promotion in line with best European examine their investment policy, access to practices.”(PAIiIZ) technical infrastructure, social policy, Group from Ukraine with Jacek Piechota – Head of the Polish- organisation and management of the office and Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, Taras Tokarski – Advisor and Minister at the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland and Anna “POLAND NOW” 21ST EDITION activities connected with the commune's Polak-Kocińską – Vice Director at the Polish Information and promotion. The contest's regulations and Foreign Investment Agency OF THE CONTEST Applications may be sent in till February 11th d o c u m e n t s a r e a v a i l a b l e h e r e : The former 20 editions of the contest attracted www.terazpolska.pl (PAIiIZ) Participants could get acquainted with the Polish 4 500 companies. Out of which 400 system of attracting investments. A visit to the city entrepreneurs and 33 communes were of Łódź was an occasion to see the workings of awarded. local investment support and local development Laureates confirm that the “Poland Now” award INVESTMENT IN POLAND INVESTMENT IN BISKUPICE NIFCO CORPORATION runs 20 branch offices communication system in the Kielce PODGÓRNE in 13 countries, including Poland but the NIFCO Metropolitan Area” was granted financial The Chinese/Taiwan Chung Hong Electronics Korea project in Poland is independent of the support by the European Commission Poland operates in the electronic sector concern's activities run in the country by NIFCO The project is worth over PLN303 million and is In the times of crisis the investing company did Corp. the biggest from among the 12 projects which not reduce employment but even increased the NIFCO Korea provides plastic products which were listed as individual projects realised within number of hired people. are mainly used in the car and electronic the Programme Development of Eastern Poland. The company meets all world-class production industry. The company's major clients include The project was granted support of over PLN233 process requirements and is one of the major Korean concerns Hyundai - Kia, Samsung million from the European Regional suppliers of LG. Electronics and LG. Development Fund. The initiative will effectively The project is worth EUR10 million what will The Żory-based facility will provide products for improve quality of road and public allow to create 150 new jobs. The company has the concern's major clients in Poland, the Czech communication in the city. been developing and there are plans to increase Republic and Slovakia. The project will cost The project envisages construction of roads and employment level. EUR15 million and is estimated to create 200 other elements vital for public communication. At The realisation of the project was supported by workplaces. the moment the city's residents have access to 13 the Polish Information and Foreign Investment NIFCO Korea has been realising the project in new lines and new auto buses. In 2010 the city Agency. (PAIiIZ) co-operation with the Polish Information and opened two new bus stations. (UMK) Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ). NIFCO KOREA INVESTS IN ŻORY NIFCO Korea was established in 1985 and PROJECT FORM KIELCE ACCEPTED forms part of NIFCO CORPORATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION headquartered in Japan The project “Development of public Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency www.paiz.gov.pl POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLSKA POLAND POLAND IN NUMBERS GDP growth in 3Q 2010- 4.3% Investment rose by 0.9% as compared with Exchange rates (as of 03.02.2011) The Ministry of Economy estimates that domestic 0.4% in the 3Q. (Ministry of Economy) Buy Sell demand rose by 5.2% after it had risen by 4.2% USD 2,8069 2,8637 in 3Q of the year. Individual consumer demand EUR 3,8742 3,9524 rose by 4.1% against the increase of 3.5% in 3Q. Source: www.nbp.pl FROM THE REGIONS LAUREL OF SKILLS AND The Committee rewarded three companies for COMPETENCE being socially responsible. - I am happy with the Politicians, economists, journalists, scientists, fact that every year we have more and more artists and culture managers were awarded laureates in the category - says PrezesHead of Laurels of Skills and Competences RIG in Katowice Tadeus Donocik. This year the This year's Diamond Laurel of Skills and Committee granted 24 gold Laurels of Skills and Competence was awarded to film director Competences. The country has been developing Krzysztof Zanussi, a former member of the economically and we have more and more Supervisory Board of the Polish Information and successful entrepreneurs who perform Foreign Investment Agency and a co-owner of a successfully in the times of crisis - a thing which private artistic higher education establishment. deserves to be seen and rewarded. (RIGwK) In the category Pro Publico Bono the Laur was awarded to Kamil Durczok, radio and tv presenter, editor in chief of FAKTY TVN and to Maria Pańczyk-Pozdziej, active promoter of the cultural heritage of Silesia and a Member of the Polish Sejm. Among the awarded was Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak, Head of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development. Jerzy Buzek and Krzysztof Zanussi DID YOU KNOW THAT... BEST SALARIES IN MARKETING According to the salary report published by the Advisory Group TEST Human Resources Average salary (gross) which surveyed over 70 000 employees , the average salary in marketing departments is Marketing 7661 gross PLN7 661 The markting department is followed by the Finance 7471 financial section with salaries of PLN 471. The two best paid departments are followed by the Development 6375 development and IT sections where specialists earn over one thousand PLN less. (PLN6 375 IT 6270 and PLN6 270 respectively). These departments are followed by the HR (PLN5 892) HR 5892 and sales (PLN5 750) sections. The two worst Sales 5750 paid departments are the client serves and production sections with salaries respectively of Client service 3908 PLN 3 908 and PLN3 305. When analysing the data one has to remember Production 3305 that the salaries are an average of all salaries starting from directors to lower- rank 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 employees. When it comes to an analysis by Source: Salaries Report posts it is the management of financial sections that results to be the best paid one an average of PLN18 000 for directors and PLN 10 000 for heads of smaller sections. Among freelancers IT Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency specialist remain the best paid group with an 00-585 Warsaw, 12 Bagatela Str. average of PLN5 615. (Advisory Group) tel. (+48 22) 334 98 40, fax (+48 22) 334 99 90 e-mail: [email protected] Public Relations Division. Economic Promotion Department Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency www.paiz.gov.pl.