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1 Warmia and Mazury GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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3 Warmia Mazury

4 WARMIA MAZURY KEY FACTS FACTS: Fourth largest region in Poland with an area of over 24 thousand square kilometers. Lowest population density 60 people per sq. km. (Poland 122) Nearly 1,5 milion residents Over 5 milion tourists every year (25% foreign tourists)

5 Tourism Landscape of Warmia Mazury lk lakes numerous parks and nature reserves large forests areas perfect conditions for water sports: many sailing routes (channels and lakes form a network of trails with a length of approximately 200 km) large number of stables and riding schools network of local centers for winter sports (great conditions for ice surfing, ice skating, ice diving and ice fishing, as well as cross country skiing) wide range of hotels and catering facilities

6 Investment attractiveness Warmia Mazury region certainly is one of the most attractive tourist regions in Poland, it is also called "Land of Thousand Lakes. But also it is an interesting place for investors. The driving force behind the regional economy is tourism, although there are many areas of development giving possibility for running profitable business.

thelargest: public University of Warmia and Mazury nearly 50 000

7 Human resources Young society 23% in pre working age 63,5% in working age Access to qualified staff tff 9 higher education institutions, thelargest: public University of Warmia and Mazury nearly students possibility of training and requalification for the needs of investor

8 University of Warmia and Mazury great achievements in the implemetation of the inventions about2000teachers teachers, 16faculties faculties, around 50studies wide range of studies: humanities law pedagogy veterinary medicine theology agriculturei fine arts engineering biology economics mathematics medicine

9 The academic studies in English: 1.General medicine 2.Geodesy and real estate appraisal 3.Geodesy and satellite navigation 4.International political and economic relations 5.Aquaculture and aquaristics 6.European law 7.Biotechnology in environmental protection 8.Ecological process engineering g

10 EMPLOYMENT High unemployment rate Warmia Mazury region: 19,3 % (Poland 12,4%) 102,1 thousand people unemployed Avarage salary PLN gross (715 euros)

11 Salaries in the enterprise sector costs of economic activity in the Eastern Poland are lower compared to the average cost for the country (expenditure incurred by the employer on the labour resources). in the Warmia Mazury a auyregion cost of labour in the industry sector is 635 zł (152 euro) less than the average cost throughout the country.

12 Key sectors of Warmia Mazury economy Agriculture and food production Wood and furniture industry Tourism and yacht production Production of machines and devices Construction

13 Agriculture and food production 2nd place in Poland in terms of the number of organic farms,, so it is a natural starting point for the development of organic food processing dominant position on the national scale in the production of poultry meat, beef and pork, ham, butter and beer foodprocessing is based mainly onlocalhighqualitymaterials materials, produced in a clean environment a broad network of R&Dcenters, numerous experimental and research institutes in the region (development and implementation of innovations in dairy, meat industry, fruit and vegetables areas)

14 The largest companies of the agricultural and dfood processing WMSSE Warmia-Mazury Special Economic Zone

Wood and furniture industry forests cover 30% of the Warmia Mazury

wood companies: the right climate, base of own raw materials leading

3 % share of the domestic production of furniture) industry popular

15 Wood and furniture industry forests cover 30% of the Warmia Mazury region adequate resource base good conditions for the functioning of wood companies: the right climate, base of own raw materials leading region in the export of furniture and joinery (about 14.3 % share of the domestic production of furniture) industry popular within foreign investors, mainly with the French, Dutch, German and Swedish capital

16 The largest companies operating in the furniture industry WMSSE Warmia-Mazury Special Economic Zone

17 Yacht production Warmia Mazury is also famous for producingthe highest quality yachts and boats. The manufacturers of yachts from Warmia Mazury find their customers around the world, even in Australia.

18 Yacht production

19 Construction sector of the one of most important branches Warmia Mazury economy high supply of professionals low labour costs foreign investors competetiveness of the construction services in Warmia Mazury is based on offering high quality and low price

20 The largest building companies

21 Production of machinery and metal processing Warmia Mazury region has long tradition connected with the machinery sector production of machines for metal forming gives the Warmia Mazury region the first place in the country supplying 46% of national production products manufactured by the local companies enjoy good reputation, both domestically and abroad key factor which attracts investors is avaibilityof workforce having specific qualifications and skills

Shared services sector (BSS) High supply ofgraduates with knowledge of foreign languages Relatively low labour costs The decision about locating the centre in Olsztyn was influenced, among others, by

22 Shared services sector (BSS) High supply ofgraduates with knowledge of foreign languages Relatively low labour costs The decision about locating the centre in Olsztyn was influenced, among others, by availability of employees with necessary qualifications as well as by office maintenance costs, which are significantly lower than in other large cities. Krzysztof Potęga Head of Transaction Banking Operations CitiBank International PLC Poland Branch Low office maintenance costs High supply of office space under construction

23 The biggest Shared Service Centres Our company as an investor places particular importance on demographic indicators and salary level l society here is young with huge potential, ti the average salary in voivodeship is lower than in other regions, and in Olsztyn lower than in other large cities. Numerous lakes and forests make Olsztyn and its surroundings a great place to live. Marek Szul Call Centre Director

24 Low costs of BSS specialists Average monthly gross salaries in EUR in the modern business services sector in Poland

25 Warmia Mazury friendly place for modern business SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES Warmia Mazury Special Economic Zone Suwalki Special Economic Zone TECHNOLOGY PARKS Techno Park in Ełk Elbląg Technology Park Olsztyn Science and Technology Park (openning: end of 2013 r.)

26 INVESTMENT INCENTIVES IN WARMIA MAZURYMAZURY Investors interested in running their business activity in the Warmia Mazury region are able to use following investments incentives: Government Grants grant offered by the government to foreign investors increasing the inflow of technologically advanced investments and creating highly productive jobs tax reliefs (CIT or PIT) regional public aid offered by Special Economic Zones Economic Zones, reliefs from real estate tax regional publicaidofferedby local governments (individually, through the Resolution)

27 Why Poland In the 2010 Ernst & Young indicated Poland as the top potential investment destination for their FDI projects in Europe. According to UNCTAD s World Investment Report 2011 Poland is the 6th most attractive investment location in the world. AT Kearney s FDI Confidence Index ranked Poland 6th in the ranking of the 25 most attractive investment locations in the world.

Why Warmia-Mazury location on external eastern border of European Union with Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russia good transport infrastructure 8 international road, railway and see border crossings

28 Why Warmia-Mazury location on external eastern border of European Union with Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russia good transport infrastructure 8 international road, railway and see border crossings highest nationwide public aid for business activities in Warmia Mazury and Suwałki Special Economic Zones young society and qualified staff possibility of training and requalification to match the needs of investor one of the lowest production costs in Poland

29 Support for the investment in the Warmia Mazury region Our Investors and Exporters Service Centre offers: Help in searching for an investment location Access to information regarding the business environment in the region Currentinformation aboutavailable available investment incentives Professional care during investment process Help in dealing with government and local administration Help in searching for potential partners

30 Major foreign investments in Warmia Mazury

31 Thank you

Guide book. 5 th Business Forum of Baltic and Eastern Markets. Lidzbark Warmiński. 4 October 2013

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