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Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC

Doing Business with Poland . Zbigniew Kubacki Minister-Counselor Chief of Section. Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC. Key Facts About Poland. Area: 312 700 sq km – 6 th in the European Union

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Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC

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  1. Doing Business with Poland Zbigniew Kubacki Minister-Counselor Chief of Section Trade & Investment SectionEmbassy of Poland in Washington, DC

  2. Key Facts About Poland www.washington.trade.gov.pl Area: 312700 sq km – 6th in the European Union Population: 38,12 million – 6th in the European Union GDP total: USD 422 B (2007), USD 526 B (2008), USD 590 B (2009) GDP growth: 6.6% (2007), 5.0%(2008), 1,7% (2009) Membership: EU, NATO, OECD, WTO, Schengen Zone

  3. StablePolitical Environment and Fast EconomicGrowth GDP (bn USD) Schengen European Union WTO OECD NATO Beginning of transformation Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, 2007 www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  4. Economic Benefits of Joing the EU Part of the single market of 455 millionpeople Free movement ofgoods, services, capital and labor Rise in production volume Increase in FDIin Poland by 82 B USDbetween2004-2008 Transparent legal system Financial shareofPoland in the EUfunds in 2007-2013 87.5 B USD www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  5. Real GDP Growth in Poland www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  6. Poland – a Young Society Percentage of population in higher education in the 20-29 age group Number of students in selectedcountries in thousands Source: EIU, Eurostat 2008 • 87% of students speak a foreign language • 50% of the population is less than 35 years old, 35% under 25 • Nationwide network of 448 universities and polytechnics www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  7. Total Foreign Direct Investment in Poland Sourcesof FDI Total FDI value at the end of 2007: USD 175 851 mln USD bn *Est. Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency Last geographical data for 2007 published in January 2009 www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  8. R&D Centers in Poland Gdańsk Bydgoszcz Warszawa Poznań ZielonaGóra Wrocław Kraków 2008 new US centers: Telcordia Technologies, DisplayLink, Acxiom, Woodward Governor Source: PAIiIZ www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  9. Shared Service Centres Globalcompetence center Transactions services Olsztyn Human Resources Accounting Bydgoszcz Outsourcing of IT services, Finance, Accounting Warszawa Poznań Accounting,Finance Łódź Human Resources Wrocław Accounting, Payments, Taxes Kraków Human Resources Accounting, Finance BielskoBiała Accounting, IT,Taxes, salaries, Legal division Outsourcing of IT services, Finance, Accounting Accounting.Finance Back office support services Outsourcing of IT services www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  10. Structure of programmes co-financedfrom structural funds 2007-2013 (87.5 bn EUR) M EUR OP Infrastructure and Environment 36,270 16 RegionalOperationalPrograms 21,589 OP HumanCapital 21,580 OP Innovativeeconomy 10,790 OP DevelopmentofEasternPoland 2,990 OP European Territorial Co-operation 910 OP Technical assistance 650 www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  11. Poland- US Bilateral Relations Legal Framework www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  12. Advantages for US Businesses www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  13. Poland - US Trade Bn USD Poland’s export to the US has been steadily growing for the past years. www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  14. The future of US Investment in Poland R&D and BPO Centers for European Operations www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  15. US investments – Polish success story BPO in Gdańsk and Wrocław* BTO in Kraków Growth Case Implementation Innovation Center Software Lab in Kraków R&D Center in Gdańsk FirstSystemsIntegrationContract Data Center – first SO contract 1991 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2121 employees $389M revenue 35 employees $12M revenue 400 employees $164M revenue 851 employees $250M revenue 700 employees $200M revenue *over 3000 new jobs created www.washington.trade.gov.pl 15

  16. US Investments - Polish Success Stories…………………… US investments – Polish successstory Pratt & Whitney 4100 employeesin Rzeszów Pratt & Whitney Aerotech Kalisz 1518 Employees Sikorsky Aircraft PZL Mielec 1480 Employees Otis Elevator Krakow 339 Employees

  17. So why Poland? www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  18. Not Only in the USA... Not Only Business... Typical American dinersand cafe’s: • Hard Rock Café • Jeff’s PLFA Polish AmericanFootball Association • 3 divisions • 9 teams www.washington.trade.gov.pl

  19. Thank you for your attention! www.washington.trade.gov.pl

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