Podlaskie voivodeship marks the eastern border of the European Union. This is a predominantly agricultural region with a dynamically developing food-processing sector, particularly in the dairy, meat, poultry and grain sectors. Mention should also be made of its textile, timber, building and industrial machine sectors. Three major academic institutions in Białystok, the provincial capital, provide intellectual capital not only for the region itself.

Investment opportunities

• proximity of the border with Lithuania and Belarus
• well-developed system of roads
• well-developed system of tertiary and secondary education
• growing number of private enterprises and constantly increasing activity of entrepreneurs
• natural environment favourable for development of agriculture, food production, timber and construction sectors
• relatively low labour costs: the average in the voivodeship amounts to 88.3% of the national average

Sectors with huge potential

• Food production
• Engineering
• Tourism

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Economic information about voivodship

Investment attractiveness of voivodship in 2010