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NEWS Chinese institutions to finance investments in Poland
Investment projects were the main topic of the meeting of PAIiIZ president Sławomir Majman with Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Export-Import Bank of China in Bejin.
"Investing $831m, Poland joined the exclusive group of 57 countries and member - founders of the AIIB Bank. Participation in this international initiative fits in with the economic plan of the minister Morawiecki", said PAIiIZ president Sławomir Majman during a conversation with the president of AIIB Jin Liqun. “Polish companies are interested in taking part in infrastructural tenders and exporting products to Middle East, Central Asia and ASEAN region”, Majman added. During the meeting ICBC CEO, Zhang Hongli stressed that his institution is interested in co-financing of the first techno-park in Poland prepared to Chinese investments. Moreover, soon EXIM Bank will announce a second round of financing by CEE Equity Fund of $ 1 million. It will be open to Polish authorities and financial institutions. It is worth to note that already 6 of 9 projects financed by CEE Equity Fund has been located in Poland. (PAIiIZ) More: http://www.paiz.gov.pl/20160324/chinese_institutions_to_finance_investments_in_poland Polish start-up go global
On 23 March, Ministry of Development, PAIiIZ as well as Business Link Poland Startup Hub Poland signed the cooperation agreement that will lead to the support of Polish start-ups in their way towards new foreign markets.
During the meeting the continuation and further development of “the Go” programmes provided by the Agency was announced. “Soon, we will offer our business partners not only Go Africa and Go China programmes but also three new projects: Go India, Go ASEAN and Go Iran”, D±browski said.
“To add more, we are also doing or best to introduce the same export programme dedicated to companies interested to do business in the United Arab Emirates”, he added. (PAIiIZ) More information: www.paiz.gov.pl/20160323/polish_startup_go_global Saule Tech and PAIiIZ new strategy supporting innovators
PAIiIZ has started to cooperate with one of the most innovative companies in Poland - Saule Technologies - the Polish start-up working on commercial use of newly invented perovskites in the production of photovoltaic cells. The Agency is the first public partner supporting Saule Tech. in their global expansion offering a unique promotion tool specially prepared by PAIiIZ to this company.
This is the landmark in collaboration between PAIiIZ and Polish companies interested in entering foreign market. Since now, the Agency will be focused on providing export support mostly to Polish start-ups and innovative companies that can offer already develop technology a high-tech product that can be effectively commercialised on foreign markets.
The first company that will benefit from the new PAIiIZ strategy is Saule Technologies. This is a start-up created by young Polish scientist and inventor Olga Malinkiewicz, who has contributed to the development of low-temperature technology of flexible perovskite-based photovoltaic cells production. (PAIiIZ) Discovering Senegal
How to develop business in Senegal? Between 16 and 20 march, Polish entrepreneurs together with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Development and PAIiIZ went to Africa to find the answer to this question.
In the Republic of Senegal, Polish delegation had the opportunity to visit such institutions as the Senegalese Agency of Industrial Property and Innovation Technology (ASPIT), APIX investment Agency as well the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and EU office in Senegal.
Representing such sectors as food, machinery, construction, green technologies and finances, thirteen Polish companies participating in the mission, took part in the B2B session with local business that was preceded by “How to do business in Senegal” work-shop. During the meeting, PAIiIZ expert Barłomiej Lewandowski provided Senegalese companies with information regarding Go Africa programme and economic situation of Poland. Also business opportunities of Senegal as well as benefits of joining the EU investment projects in Senegal were presented there.
A visit a phosphate mine owned by a Polish company Grupa Azoty was also one of the highlight of the mission. Mined raw materials are used by Grupa Azoty in its Polish factory in Police to produce titanium dioxide. (PAIiIZ) Representatives of Polish business in Hungary
“Polish companies are very interested in investing in Hungary. Fakro, Bella or Solaris are a proof of Poland’s investment activity in this country. I am convinced that these leaders will be followed by entrepreneurs from the SME sector, both from Poland and Hungary” said Mr Sławomir Majman, President of PAIiIZ at the Hungary-Poland Business Forum held on March 18th 2016 in Budapest.
“Small and medium sized companies are interested in investing in places where they feel secure and comfortable.Hungary is such place. We hope that Hungarian companies assess Polish market the same way”, said Mr Majman.
Over 150 representatives of Polish and Hungarian businesses participated in the Hungary-Poland Business Forum. The ountries were represented by Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Undersecretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, as well as Zsanett Ducsai-Oláh CEO of the Hungarian National Trading House.
Hungarian market is one of the closest and most interesting places for Polish companies as far as market expansion is concerned. According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Poland is 4th biggest exporter to Hungary (after Germany, Austria and Czech Republic) and 2nd biggest exporter of food and agricultural products. A growth in export of furniture, clothing, leather products, construction materials and cosmetics has also been noted. (PAIiIZ) More: http://www.paiz.gov.pl/20160318/representatives_of_polish_business_in_hungary D±browski: Polish companies ready to export
“We have innovative technologies, start-ups, creative and competitive Polish companies. That is why, along with the Ministry of Development (MR), regions, local entrepreneurs and agencies responsible for regional development, we are creating a complex offer in order to boost export export” said Michał D±browski, member of PAIiIZ Management Board.
Mr D±browski emphasized the fact that the aim of the Action plan for responsible development of Poland created by Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development is focused on promoting the export potential of Polish companies and regions. “It is the first time that we cooperate with regions on such a scale while developing the pro-export offer” said D±browski. “Thanks to this, we have a full picture of assets of Poland’s export offer. It will help us to be more efficient while reaching foreign partners on markets Polish companies are most interested in - he added.
D±browski also talked about expectations and needs of companies regarding export support. The first meetings with the companies show that Polish enterprises are ready to create groups and consortia in order to enter foreign markets. “Together we are going to determine local business leaders which will become driving force of Polish export and a showcase for regions in priority sectors” - said Mr D±browski. Developing export activities of regional companies offering high quality products, new technologies should increase the Polish competitive advantages on foreign markets.
He also underlined the fact that the business groups will represent sectors which are most effective for their regions such as: energy sectors, food industry, BPO, new technologies and innovations (also exchange of technological know-how). Along with companies, we would like to promote Polish export hits abroad and encourage companies to increase their activities on international markets - declared Mr D±browski. “We know that they appreciate cooperating with PAIiIZ. We have just received a key-partner status in the ŁódĽ Agency of Regional Development programme called ‘Partner Wing’ which enables us to determine companies from the Łódzkie province to participate in the Action plan for responsible development of Poland.” Mr D±browski also said that Poland will attract investments in a more efficient way by presenting Polish business offer abroad during economic missions and B2B meetings. (PAIiIZ) More: http://www.paiz.gov.pl/20150318/Dabrowski_polish_companies_ready_to_export EVENTS Economic Forum in Racibórz
Cityhall of Raciborz, together with Katowicka Special Economic Zone, Racibórz Chamber of Commerce and PAIiIZ that holds the patronage over the event, invite all to join Forum Gospodarcze “Racibórz - Zainwestuj u nas” (Racibórz - Invest Here Economic Forum). The event will be held on 6 April at 10:00. The city of Racibórz is located in ¦l±sk province.
During the forum, representatives of Racibórz Cityhall and Katowice SEZ will present the investments advantages of the city and the the zone. Also companies that have already invested in Racibórz will take part in the forum to talk about doing business there. One of them is Koltech, that invite participants of the event to join the study visit in the company’s headquarters that will be held on 4 April. Signing the agreement between Racibórz and PAIiIZ has been also scheduled. The cooperation between two partners will strengthen the investment attractiveness of the city and should attract new business there. Racibórz - Zainwestuj U Nas Economic Forum will be held in Pałacyk My¶liwski, 33 Ł±kowa St. In Racibórz. Programme and other information here (Polish version only): http://www.raciborz.com.pl/art45285.html (Biznes Polska) Intake of applications to participate in two economic missions to China is about to start
Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency within GO China programme is about to start an intake of applications to participate in two economic missions to China - to Yiwu between 13-16 May 2016 and to Ningbo between 9-12 June 2016.
China-CEEC Investment and Trade Expo 2016 is a fair dedicated to goods exported from the CEEC countries. The event is a perfect occasion to enter the Chinese market by meeting sales representatives, brokers, importers and representatives of the Chinese distribution channels. Apart for this, the event also enables the participants to take part in the B2B meetings. The event is primarily dedicated to food products, jewellery, cosmetics, modern design of the market goods (glass, crystal , etc . ), consumer goods of daily use, gifts, healthcare products, household items. This year’s edition will also be an occasion to introduce a new section - High & New Technology Fair - dedicated to technologically advanced products. More: 3rd Automotive CEE Day
The third edition of the Automotive CEE Day under the patronage of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) is going to take place on April 14-15th in Opole.
During 2015 edition of the CEE Day participants took part in more than 500 meetings. This year participation was confirmed by such companies as Volkswagen Poznań, PSA Slovakia, Polaris, Plastic Omnium (Slovakia), Gestamp (Spain), Gedia and Sanden. Organisator: AutomotiveSuppliers.pl More information: www.automotiveceeday.eu Take part in the Horizon 2020 programme
The meeting will be held on 21 April 2016 and is a part of the Transport Research Arena 2016 (TRA 2016) conference organised in Warsaw, April 18th-21st 2016.
Over 2,000 representatives of science, researches and industry from all over the world will participate in the event. They operate in such sectors as road, rail, water and air (mainly the airport) transport. The brokerage event is an opportunity to establish a consortium and discuss cooperation in the preparation of the proposal of the project. The advantage of the event is that it is intended for a few months before the calls, which topics are already known. So far, such meetings were held only in Brussels. Thanks to the efforts of the National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU, the European Commission agreed to organise the event in Warsaw. More information and registration: https://www.b2match.eu/h2020transportcall2017 ANALYSES AND REPORTS OECD about Polish economy
OECD published the survey on Polish economy. It underlines the tremendous progres Poland made toward convergence with higher-income countries over the past two decades, but also points out the challenges remaining to, strengthen employment and job quality, improve the business environment and boost infrastructure, as well as ensure sound public finances. The publication of survey marks the 20th anniversary since Poland joined the OECD.
Further investments in infrastructure, improving the business environment, a broad tax reform, but primarily focus on advanced technologies will be essential to sustain a continuing improvement in living standards, environmental quality and well-being, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Poland. As the experts argue, the transition to high technologies will contribute to not only faster growth but also pro-ecological processes. The OECD also recommends increased of investment in education, including focusing on the development of vocational education in the workplace and the implementation of programs activating women in the labour market. (OECD) DID YOU KNOW...? Polish exporters of toys play well on foreign markets
In 2015, the absolute record in the export of toys from Poland was beaten. During the twelve months of last year we sent abroad dolls, games, teddy bears, building blocks and other toys worth nearly PLN 4.6 billion. That is about PLN 1.7 bn and about 58.7 percent more than in 2014 - AKCENTA payment institution estimates.
The main market for Polish exports of toys and games is the European Union, where almost 90 percent of goods (in terms of value) was exported from Poland. Polish biggest customer is Germany, where 1/3 of the total exports for this category goes. Toys from Poland are sold in almost 150 countries all over the world, among others in Ecuador, Oman or New Zealand. (Akcenta) 
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China YIWU Imported Commodities Fair is a fair dedicated to imported products: consumer goods of daily use, modern design of the market goods (glass, crystal, etc.) mother & baby products, household items, health products, food, children's clothing, artwork, jewellery, gifts and cosmetics.