In investors’ opinion, not the level of taxation but the fact that law is too complicated and often ambiguous, makes the real barrier in Polish tax systems. What was pointed out, is for example equivocal regulations regarding: the access to company’s cars by employees, loss account or defective definitions in local taxes and fees acts. Also the lack of ability to create VAT groups and too long terms for a VAT refund were defined as significant obstacles. “It is the next year we are forcing the new regulation avoiding double taxation with Taiwan. The lack of such law makes Taiwanese investments in Poland almost impossible”, PAIiIZ president Majman commented presenting the report.

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The report shows that also the Government Procurement Law is challenging for investors.

www.paiz.gov.pl/20160120/what_poland_offers_investors_and_what_can_be_improved

The invitation is addressed to automotive enterprises active in Poland with no present and past business relationship with JLR. Every participant must meet the following criteria: to be a Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier; to have ISO/TS 16949 certificate and to have annual revenue above GBP 5m.

Companies interested in taking part in the event are requested to fill in application form and to send it to: dariusz.duda@paiz.gov.pl by 5 February 2016.

The mission will include B2B sessions in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem with Israeli companies. The meeting will be arranged on request of Polish companies (to do that, please fill in the application form). There is a possibility to get up to 50% of co- founding of the participation in the mission.

For more information please visit: www.scc.org.pl/CMS/IZRAEL2016/Izrael2016.html.

During the Forum, business opportunities and benefits will be presented by specialists and market experts mainly for small and medium-sized Polish companies in Croatia.

Participation in the Forum is free after registration: konsulat@chorwacja.krakow.pl.

For more information please contact: +48 602 366 220 or +48 12 290 65 10. (PAIiIZ)

The offer is addressed to Polish companies operating in the following sectors: energy and the environment, the shipping, industrial processes and processing, metallurgy, steel and aluminium production and industrial logistics.

Companies interested in promoting products and services are kindly ask to send e-mail with contact information (company name, contact person, address, phone number, email, website, a brief profile of activity in English).

Contact: abudhabi@trade.gov.pl, tel: 00971 2 418 75 42.

More information about the event www.gulfindustryfair.com/index.php/en. (WPHI Abu Dhabi)

The conference "IT Business in Poland" will be divided into two parts: the workshops devoted to analysing expectations of Polish enterprises to IT solutions and the presentation of IT systems.

“IT Business in Poland” is held under the patronage of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw, Embassy of Hungary in Warsaw, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Warsaw and PAIiIZ. (BPC Group)

For more information: http://en.synergia-it.pl/it-business-in-poland.

Poland is said to be one of the top-scoring countries in the study, and described as an innovation-oriented business environment, favourable for business startup and growth. As the authors argue, Polish women enjoy the same access to education, the internet, and SME training programmes. Poland also has the highest average scores for potential female entrepreneur leaders. (GWEL)

More information: https://powermore.dell.com/gwelscorecard

There has been a significant change on the podium in this year’s Bloomberg Innovation Index. The first place has been maintained by South Korea, ‘the country that puts a lot of money toward developing new technologies and produces its fair share of the world's engineers’, Bloomberg writes. The second is Poland’s western neighbour - Germany that jumped up from the third position, while the third is Sweden. This Scandinavian country outclassed Japan to the fourth place of Bloomberg Innovation Index.

Source: Bloomberg Innovation Index

Also Poland made a progress by two steps y/y and leaving all Central Eastern Europe neighbours far behind. So did the country with such global players as Italy, Spain or Hong - Kong. The report shows that Poland’s improvement in implementation of innovations is due to development of R&D intensity and research concentration.

Bloomberg Innovation Index measures 200 global economies is such areas as R&D intensity and concentration, productivity, tertiary efficiency or patent activities. (Bloomberg)

Wrocław 2016 - European Capital of Culture projects consists of over 1,000 cultural events, as well as social, cultural and educational programmes. Among the top events of the programme there are: concert of Ennio Morricone scheduled for February or the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour’s, performance few months later. April starts with a special edition of the Jazz On the Odra Festival, directed by Leszek Możdżer. In the spring, Wrocław also holds the role of the UNESCO World Book Capital City. In June, one will have the opportunity to join a spectacular opera The Spanish Night with Carmen - Zarzuela Show.

In Autumn, the Olympics Theatre will gather all to present its most outstanding performances. In December, we will witness a great cinema celebration - the ceremony of the European Film Awards. Traditional festivals organised in Wrocław will have their special editions as well, including Brave Festival, Avant Art Festival (“Japan”), American Film Festival, Stage Songs Review and Good Book Fair.

European Capital of Culture is a title given to cities chosen by the European Union since 1985. All of them must follow the same conditions: emphasis on European values and cultural activities promoting the city and region.

Wrocław is the European Capital of Culture along with San Sebastian (the capital of the region of Guipuzcoa in the Basque Autonomous Community). (Wroclaw2016.pl)