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NEWS THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND WILL BE Fuari - Turkeybuild Mining, Natural Resources and of Operational Programmes, Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5, PROMOTED IN Technology Fair, the World Food - International Food 00-507 . Products & Processing Technologies Exhibition, CeBIT Turkey has the fastest economic growth in . The - We want to work altogether to strengthen the Bilisim Eurasia and International Health Tourism average annual growth rate between 2002 and 2011 Polish export and investment on the Turkish market - Exhibition. amounted for 6%. In 2023 Turkey will celebrate the said Marek Łyżwa, Board Member of PAIlIZ during On March 28, 2013, PAIiIZ held the information 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish meeting held with Polish entrepreneurs interested meeting, during which Polish companies interested in Republic and therefore Turkish government adopted in cooperation with Turkey. promoting their products and services on the Turkish an ambitious economic development plan. In 2023 it PAIiIZ, in framework of the measure 6.5.1 Innovative market obtained detailed outlook of the program is expected to join the 10 most economically Economy Operational Program, will implement a implemented by the Agency. developed countries in the world, reaching an annual program promoting the Polish economy in Turkey. By The entrepreneurs can apply for financial support if level of export in the amount of USD 500 million and the end of this year, the Agency will conduct they decide to participate in the program. The increase of income per capita to USD 25,000. (PAIiIZ) promotion-informational activities aimed at specific financial aid amounts up to 75% of the incurred costs. target groups in Turkey, organizing bilateral business The application must be submitted directly to the missions, study visits for journalists, Turkish and Polish Ministry of Economy, Department of Implementation stands at the biggest fairs in Turkey, including: Yapi

INVESTMENTS IN POLAND INVESTMENT OF EUR 368 MILLION million, 7,981 workplaces), automotive (23), R & D as well as cogeneration and trigeneration generators. IN 2013 (15), ICT (12) and machinery and electronic The company is focused on open cooperation with equipment (8 projects of each). (PAIiIZ) representatives of the Kraków Universities. In the current year PAIiIZ completed 11 investment In the first quarter of this year Krakow Technology Park projects with a total value of EUR 368.5 million. The Board has already delivered nine authorizations for declared number of workplaces amounts 3,916. NEW INVESTMENTS IN THE KTP companies such as: Valeo Autosystemy Sp. z o.o., Details of one of them have not been disclosed yet. At the end of the first quarter of 2013, board of Integer.pl S.A. and Motorola Solutions Systems The second project by the French company Somfy Krakow Technology Park licensed another Polska Sp. z o.o. These companies have committed to operating in the electronics sector will be authorisation to conduct business activity within the incur capital expenditures of at least PLN 220 million, implemented in Niepołomice at the expense of EUR Kraków SEZ. to increase employment by at least 675 new 30 million. Planned employment reaches 800 Two companies received authorisations: Nasza workplaces and to maintain employment in their workplaces. Tradycja Sp. z o.o. and PEX-POOL PLUS Currently, the Agency conducts 157 investments with TECHNOLOGIE sp. z o.o. Nasza Tradycja intends to plants of the size not less than 4,720 people by the a total value of EUR 3.7 billion, which could create build a modern bakery plant in the Tarnów subzone. end of the functioning of SEZs. (KTP) more than 28,800 new workplaces. PEX-POOL PLUS TECHNOLOGIE Sp. z o.o. will create Most projects inflow from the USA (42 with a value of R&D centre in the building of the Business and EUR 618 million, 8,410 workplaces), (19), Innovation Centre COPERNICUS, located in the (13), Great Britain (10) and (7). subzone in Kraków Downtown. The centre will be The most popular sectors: BPO (35 projects, EUR 34 mainly related to the production of power generators

ANALYSYS AND REPORTS POLISH EXPORT IN THE FOREFRONT rate will amount to 7%. In our part of the world a better The rapid economic growth of Asian countries will OF EUROPE result is expected to be reached only in Turkey. result in a significant increase in demand, met among In the longer perspective, up to year 2030, no others, also by the Polish products. It is expected that In terms of export growth in the coming years significant changes in the structure of Polish exports the increase in our export to China, India, Vietnam Poland will be at the forefront of European states - should be expected. The prime groups of exported and Malaysia will manifest itself annually in a two- according to HSBC "Global Connections". goods remain machinery and equipment for industry The rate of growth of Polish exports in the period digit number. The rate is to be maintained throughout and transportation. However, high-tech goods such covered by HSBC forecast (that is by 2030) will place the period of aforementioned prognosis, that is until as ICT equipment, are anticipated to grow while the us at the forefront of European states. Up to year 2030. (HSBC "Global Connections") share of goods produced by traditional industries 2020, Polish exports will grow at the rate of 8-10% per (animal products, textile products, wood, etc.) are to year, while during the next decade the average growth decrease. EVENTS

INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF are the questions that will be addressed by hosts and Hotel Leela Palace in Bangalore in 25th April, DĄBROWA BASIN invited guests: Zbigniew Podraza, Mayor of the City of 2013. Dąbrowa Górnicza; Kazimierz Górski, Mayor of the The primary goal of the Forum is to reach out to the On April 11, in Dąbrowa Górnicza will be held the City of Sosnowiec; Ryszard Mach, Mayor of the City of vast middle market of Indian BPO companies who conference titled Investments and innovation as a Zawiercie; Piotr Wojaczek, President of know that to compete on the global stage they need to chance for regions development. Challenges and Special Economic Zone; Sławomir Majman, President have a European footprint. By providing insight into prognosis for Dąbrowa Basin. Polish Information of Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency. the Polish BPO market and the opportunity to talk to and Foreign Investment Agency took the honorary VIP Business Gala is planned as the second part of the leaders in the Polish BPO space we aim to show them patronage over the event. conference. that Poland is the best place for them to grow. Dąbrowa Basin is a dynamically developing part of More information: Aneta Kłodaś, Bluevine the Silesian Agglomeration of Cities. Its cultural and Consulting, 509 332 606 (Bluevine Consulting) economic diversity goes in line with its openness to innovation and favourable attitude of local authorities towards investment, which contribute to the VIII POLISH OUTSOURCING FORUM development of the region. INDIA 2013 UNDER THE What ideas for innovation economics are held by PATRONAGE OF PAIiIZ local authorities and companies? What is the This year, VIII Polish Outsourcing Forum is influence of the economic crisis on investment travelling to India, the home of the global decisions? How to effectively use aid funds? These outsourcing industry. The event will take place in

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To make the point the organizers have gathered a Advisory Firm in Shared Services" title during the Foreign Investment Agency, the Ambassador of India formidable team of partners, including ASPIRE, Poland Outsourcing Awards Gala. in Poland, NASSCOM and the Confederation of Poland's largest and fastest growing outsourcing The organizers of the Forum are Indo Polish Indian Industry (CII). association and PwC, the leader in advisory services Chamber of Commerce in Poland and Roadshow More on: http://roadshowpolska.pl/p/node/271, to the outsourcing industry in CEE, as well as Polska. The Forum is supported by the Minister of [email protected], tel.: 22 357 09 77. companies providing support services to the BPO Economy of Poland Janusz Piechocinski, the Polish (Roadshow Polska) sector, which was awarded the "Best Professional Chamber of Commerce, Polish Information and

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INVESTMENTS VS. ENVIRONMENT Directive. 2013.com/eng/50028-idc-cio-summit. What the amendment to 2011/92/UE Directive on As a result, the EIA also will be extended and become In order to register, please contact Veronika Zabot, tel: the assessment of the effects of certain public and more costly, and time of entry into force of the + 386 31 677 073, [email protected]. For more private projects on the environment will bring to amendments may even cause paralysis of the issue of information contact Magdalena Brandt, IDC Polska, investors? Polish Information and Foreign environmental decisions. During the conference the tel.: +4822 548 40 74. (IDC CIO Summit 2013) Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) in collaboration with discussion among experts and investors on how to PwC organize the conference on this issue on April th avoid such a situation and the desired solutions will be 16 . taken. Panel members also will try to find an answer to The idea of the conference is to prepare the question of how a directive change may impact on recommendations of environment associated with the implementation of EU funds. implementation of foreign investments to the public The conference will be held on April 16, 2013 at consultation conducted by the General Directorate for 11.00 a.m. at PAIiIZ's Information Centre. To confirm Environmental Protection. y o u r a t t e n d a n c e p l e a s e c o n t a c t : Amendment of Directive may mean for investors [email protected] up to 12 of April. among others: (PAIiIZ) -need to carry out EIA by accredited experts (professional non-existent at the moment); -prolongation of social consultations; IDC CIO SUMMIT 2013 CONFERENCE: HR SWOT IN POLAND -extending the time of issue of screening decision, On 25-26 April 2013 in Vienna, IDC CIO Summit - CANCELED reducing the possibility of supplementing the reports 2013 will be held. Polish Information and Foreign Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency by investors; Investment Agency took patronage over the event. and K&K Selekt Human Resources Consulting -need to prove the lack of impact of the project on The aim of the conference is to promote good practice kindly inform that conference "HR SWOT in Poland" climate change, when in Poland, there is no analysis in the management of ICT infrastructure in (9th of April 2013) - is canceled. of this kind; companies. Polish companies will have the More information: [email protected]. -the need to analyze by investor the impact on so- opportunity to present ability to provide IT services. called related policies such as the Water Framework Link to the event: http://ciosummitvienna

DID YOU KNOW THAT... PROCUREMENT EXPLORER A POLE DISCOVERED EXTRASOLAR MOBILE GUIDE TO POLISH PUBLIC PLANET Exchange rates as 04.04.2013 PROCUREMENT LAW Polish net surfer and fan of astronomy, a resident of On 17 January 2013, Wierzbowski Eversheds Zgierz, discovered and determined the extrasolar Buy Sell released the Procurement Explorer app a mobile, planet transit PH2b on PlanetHunters.org. USD 3,2279 3,2931 English-language guide to Polish public Meanwhile, the existence of a planetary system PH2b, procurement law. Jupiter-sized gas planet orbiting round a star very EUR 4,1506 4,2344 The application can be downloaded through much similar to the Sun, has been confirmed by Source: www.nbp.pl www.ProcurementExplorer.pl in versions for iPad, additional observations. Scientific social project, iPhone and mobile devices using Android. known as PlanetHunters.org, where the Internet users Procurement Explorer enables users to review the analyze the Kepler Space Telescope observations in content in Q&A format or through a search engine. the search for signals from extrasolar planets, is The results can be stored for easy retrieval. Use of available online on Zooniverse.org. In Poland Procurement Explorer is free of charge. The Zooniverse.org is supported by Center for Theoretical application does not collect any of the user's personal Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences based in data. The knowledge base of the guide is developed Warsaw and by Astronomia.pl portal. By means of and updated by experienced specialists from the this cooperation, the Polish version of the Public Procurement Team at Wierzbowski Eversheds. PlanetHunters project, OdkrywcyPlanet.pl, came into “With its cross-references to many other areas of law, being. The new discoveries of extrasolar planets at superimposed EU regulations, and numerous OdkrywcyPlanet.pl seem promising since NASA's Polish Information amendments, the Polish system of public procurement Kepler provides observations immediately. Research and Foreign Investment Agency law is difficult even for native speakers,” said Tomasz teams and Internet users have now equal chances in Zalewski, a partner at Wierzbowski Eversheds who the race for the second Earth. (CFT PAN) 00-585 Warsaw, 12 Bagatela Str. heads the public procurement practice, and author of tel. (+48 22) 334 98 40 the EU procurement blog EuroZamowienia.pl. fax (+48 22) 334 99 90 “Traditional commentaries, even those translated into e-mail: [email protected] foreign languages, are usually too large, complex, Public Relations Division and hard to understand, even for people who are familiar with the Polish legal system. They also fail to Economic Promotion Department meet the needs of business reality. Managers need clear and specific answers in a short time.” (Wierzbowski Eversheds)

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