POLISH INFORMATION AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT AGENCY. Doing Business in Poland. Iwona Chojnowska Director Foreign Investment Department

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1 POLISH INFORMATION AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT AGENCY Doing Business in Poland Iwona Chojnowska Director Foreign Investment Department Warsaw, February 7, 2013

2 Poland - Key Facts Area: Population: Currency: GDP: sq km 6 th in European Union 38.5 million 6 th in European Union Polish Zloty (1 USD ~ 3.1 PLN, 1 EUR ~ 4.2 PLN) USD billion (PPP, 2011) IMF data USD 801,974 billion (PPP, 2012) IMF estimates GDP per capita: USD 20,183 (PPP, 2011) IMF data USD 20,976 (PPP, 2012) IMF estimates GDP growth: 1.6% (2009), 3.9% (2010), 4.3% (2011), 2.0% (2012), 1.8% (2013, EC forecast), 2.6% (2014, EC forecast) Membership: EU, NATO, OECD, WTO, Schengen Zone

3 Competitive Advantages Location & economic fundamentals strategic location in continental Europe part of trans-european transportation corridor stable economic situation rapidly growing internal market 1000 km radius 250 m people Attractive labor market young, well-educated workforce ca 11% of university students in the EU 460 universities & high education schools language proficiency increasing labour productivity Appealing investment incentives tax exemptions in 14 Special Economic Zones local tax reliefs government grants EU grants 2000 km radius 550 m people

4 GDP growth in the EU countries in Poland avoided recession & experienced the highest GDP growth in Europe 2010 Poland was the third fastest growing economy in the EU 2011 IR 1,4% UK 0,9% NL 1,0% BE 1,8% NO 1,2% DK 1,1% DE 3,0% FI 2,8% SE 3,7% EE 8,3% LV 5,5% LT 5,9% PL +4.3% CZ 1,9% SK 3,2% Poland continued to develop at the pace three times higher then the EU average 2012 Poland is expected to grow by 2.0%, the EU average is -0.3% (EC) PT -1,6% ES 0,4% FR 1,7% AT 2,7% IT 0,4% HU 1,6% RO 2,2% BG 1,7% GR -7,1% TR 8,5% Source: Eurostat, 2013

5 European Commission Economic Forecast Autumn 2012 Real GDP growth (%) EU Eurozone Germany Poland Czech Republic Slovak Republic Hungary Bulgaria Romania Source: European Commission, November 2012.

6 Unemployment rate 12/2012: 13.4% thous. Zachodnio- -Pomorskie 17.4% Lubuskie 15.1% Pomoskie 12.9% Wielkopolskie 9.5% Kujawsko- -Pomorskie 17.3% Warmińsko- -Mazurskie 20.4% Mazowieckie 10.5% Podlaskie 14.2% Dolnośląskie 13.0% 14% > % < Opolskie 13.7% Łódzkie 13.5% Śląskie 10.8% Świętokrzyskie 15,2% Małopolskie 11.1% Lubelskie 13.5% Podkarpackie 15.6% UE: 11.7% Year Unemployed Unemployed with higher education Source: Central Statistical Office, November 2012

7 Talent shortage problem by country Talent shortage problem in Poland does not exist: only 4% of employers have trouble filling vacancies Poland ranks 1st among 39 countries surveyed by Manpower Source: Manpower 2011 Talent Shortage Survey

8 Hourly labour costs in the business economy in 2011 (in EUR) * data available only for 2010 Source: Eurostat, March 2012

9 Hourly labour costs growth in Q and Q (in %, Q-o-Q) EU 2,4 Bulgaria Romania Lithuania 5,1 6,5 7,1 Latvia 4 Hungary 6,8 Poland Slovakia Czech Republic 0,5 4,4 Slovenia United Kingdom 0,3 1,8 O Ireland 3,3 O Germany 3, Source: Eurostat, January 2013

10 Students and graduates 22.4 m people aged 44 and less (mobility) almost 2 m students more than 480 thous. graduates in academic year 2010/2011 more than 90% of students speak foreign languages 460 higher education institutions 19 universities 23 technical universities 79 academies of economics 200 different majors taught growing number of science students Academic centers Students in Poland TRI-CITY OLSZTYN SZCZECIN BIALYSTOK BYDGOSZCZ/TORUN WARSZAWA POZNAN ZIELONA GORA LODZ LUBLIN WROCLAW KIELCE OPOLE KRAKOW RZESZOW KATOWICE Source: Central Statistical Office No. of students (thousands) 201 > < City Students Graduates Warszawa Krakow Wroclaw Poznan Lodz Katowice Tricity

11 Number of students in 2010 (in thous.) USA EU 27 Japan Germany UK France Poland Italy Spain Romania Netherlands Sweden Belgium Czech Rep. Hungary Portugal Austria Bulgaria Denmark Slovakia % of EU students come from Poland Italy and Spain, having larger populations than Poland, educate fewer students Source: Eurostat, November 2012

12 Students and graduates achievements ACN International Collegiate Programming Contest is an annual multi-tiered competitive programming competition among the universities of the world. The contest is sponsored by IBM held in Poland, Team from University of Warsaw took 2nd place beatting 110 teams Imagine Cup is a global competition focused on finding IT solutions to real world issues In 2012 students from Technical University in Gdansk and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan took the 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Source: : Polish team from University of Silesia is a special winner of Samsung Application Contest Every third student doing internship in Microsoft HQs in Redmond (USA) comes from Poland The winners of the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) belong to the best young computer scientists in the world In 2008 Polish team took 1st place ex-aequo with Chinese one. The third place individually was won by Pole, too

13 Average annual hours actually worked (per person in total employment in 2011) Mexico Korea* Chile Greece Russian Fed. Hungary Poland Turkey Slovakia USA Czech Rep. Italy Japan Spain Finland Sweden UK Denmark France Germany Netherlands *data for OECD average: hrs Poles are the 7th hardest working nation in OECD Source: OECD Employment Outlook 2012

14 Trade union density in OECD countries in 2011 (in %) Korea* USA Poland* Spain** Hungary*** Slovakia*** Czech Rep.** OECD area Japan Germany* Portugal* The Netherlands Greece*** UK Austria* Ireland Italy* Belgium** Norway* Sweden Denmark** Finland* 9,7 11, ,9 16,8 17,2 17,3 17, ,5 19,3 18, ,8 28,1 * data for 2010 ** data for 2009 *** data for ,6 35,1 Poland has one of the lowest trade union memberships among OECD countries 52 54,6 67,7 68,8 70 Source: OECD, Online OECD Employment database, 2013

15 Modernisation of roads and railroads network Highways and expressways: existing under construction planned Source: GDDKiA, MT Railroads Till New constructions After 2020

16 Air transport Passengers served by Polish airports (in millions) Location of main Polish airports GDAŃSK SZCZECIN BYDGOSZCZ ZIELONA GÓRA Q Q Q Q POZNAŃ ŁÓDŹ WROCŁAW KATOWICE Overseas flights European flights Domestic flights Airports under construction KRAKÓW Q Q MODLIN Q WARSZAWA KILECE RZESZÓW Q Q LUBLIN Direct flights to major European cities London Frankfurt Munich Paris Dublin Oslo Milan Dortmund Brussels Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Kraków, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Katowice, Poznan, Łódź Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Poznań, Kraków, Katowice, Rzeszów Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Kraków, Poznań Warsaw, Katowice, Kraków, Wroclaw, Poznań, Gdańsk Warsaw, Wrocław, Katowice, Kraków, Poznan, Gdansk, Bydgoszcz, Szczecin, Łódź, Rzeszów Warsaw, Katowice, Kraków, Wroclaw, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin Warsaw, Katowice, Kraków Warsaw, Katowice, Wroclaw, Kraków, Poznan, Łódź Warsaw, Katowice, Kraków, Wrocław Source: The Civil Aviation Office, 2012

17 Tax rates Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate: 19% Personal Income Tax (PIT) rate: 18% and 32% Value added tax (VAT): basic rate: 23% reduced rates: 8%, 5% export rate: 0% Social Security Tax paid by employer: between 19.48% and 22.67%

18 Corporate income tax rates across Europe Entrepreneurs in Poland pay one of the lowest CIT in Europe Source:

19 FDI stock in Poland Cumulative value of FDI (in EUR bn) Geographical sources of FDI 82,9 91,3 107,0 124,2 134,3 143,7 150,4 153, ,8 20,4 18,7 Major FDI investors in Poland (FDI stock as of the end of 2010, in bn EUR) 15 13, ,5 9,3 5,8 5,6 5,6 5 5,3 5,0 3,9 3,7 3,3 Source: National Bank of Poland, Netherlands Germany France Luxembourg Italy USA Switzerland United Kingdom Austria Sweden Spain Ireland Belgium Cyprus Portugal 1,3 1,3 1,2 Finland Japan

20 FDI in Poland FDI flow into Poland in years (in EUR bn) 15,7 17,2 13,6 10,3 6,4 4,4 4,1 10,2 8,3 10,1 9,34 10, Source: National Bank of Poland, 2012

21 Services and Manufacturing Hubs in Poland AUTOMOTIVE Gliwice, Tychy Wrocław, Jelcz Laskowice, Wałbrzych Poznań Other Manufactures HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Łódź, Radomsko Wronki Wrocław, Kobierzyce Other Manufactures Wrocław ELECTRONICS Gorzów Wielkopolski Tczew, Kwidzyn Other Manufactures Source: PAIiIZ compilation, 2012

22 Services and Manufacturing Hubs in Poland AEROSPACE Rzeszów, Mielec, Świdnik Kalisz Other Manufactures BSS Kraków Wrocław Łódź Other Centers Wrocław R&D Wrocław Warszawa Other Centers Source: PAIiIZ compilation, 2012

23 Sectors of opportunities Extraction: shale gas Energy: nuclear power plant Renewable energy Infrastructure Food Industry Tourism Construction Research & Development

24 Energy investments PLN 60 bn for energy investments: construction of new power blocks in Turow, Kozienice, Opole, Pulawy, Blachownia, Stalowa Wola, Jaworzno, Wloclawek construction of LPG terminal in Swinoujscie in progress construction of new gas pipelines and magazines extension of oil terminal in Gdansk

25 Seaport investments EUR 1,3 bn for sea ports infrastructure in years Projects: sea port Szczecin Świnoujście (EUR 530 mn) sea port Gdynia (EUR 467 mn), sea port Gdańsk (EUR 270 mn) Source: The Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy

26 Road & highway investments PLN 43 bn for roads and highways in years Projects: ringroad of Poznan, highways: A1 Tuszyn- Pyrzowice, S19 Rzeszow-Lublin, S7 Gdansk-Warsaw, S5 Wroclaw-Poznan and Warsaw-Krakow Source: The Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy

27 Airport investments Location of main Polish airports Q SZCZECIN BYDGOSZCZ GDYNIA GDAŃSK Planned investments in modernisation, development of passenger terminals and airport infrastructure at following Polish airports: ZIELONA GÓRA Q Q Q Q POZNAŃ ŁÓDŹ WROCŁAW KATOWICE Overseas flights European flights Domestic flights Airports under construction KRAKÓW Q Q MODLIN Q WARSZAWA KILECE RZESZÓW Q LUBLIN Gdańsk, Kraków, Katowice, Poznań, Wrocław Rzeszów Łódź Szczecin Bydgoszcz Zielona Góra Source: The Civil Aviation Office, The Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy

28 Railway investments PLN 30 bn for railways in years (including new trains purchase) PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. is a company of the PKP Group and is responsible for maintenance of railway lines ( km), railway traffic management, construction of timetables and management of railway properties General assessment of the technical condition of railway lines Source: PKP PLK

29 30 RAILWAY LINE C-E 59 section Wrocław Kostrzyn Szczecin The most important data on railway line C-E 59 section Wrocław Kostrzyn Szczecin: Total length: 355,6 km railway lines; Modernization or revitalization of 46 stations; 355,6 km railway lines, Railway line is fully electrified; Single-track from 0,306 km to 2,200 km; from 348,721 km to 350,355 km; Double-track from 2,200 km to 348,721 km; from 350,355 km to 355,904 km. Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaport Modernization or revitalization of line C-E 59 will increase the accessibility to Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaport

30 Polish investment abroad The value of Polish FDI abroad at the end of 2011 amounted to USD 49.6 bn Source: PAIiIZ, NBP, 2013

31 World Investment Report UNCTAD Main advantages of Poland Stable economic situation Market growth Size of internal market Access to regional markets Cooperation with suppliers and business System of investment incentives Poland is among 15 most attractive investment locations in the world Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Prospects Survey , World Investment Report

32 Best countries for doing business 2013 Poland as best-performing CEE country Factors taken into consideration: - degree of economic integration, Source: Bloomberg Rankings - Jan 22, cost of setting up business, - cost of labour and material, - cost of moving goods, - less tangible costs, - readiness of the local consumer base.

33 E&Y 2012 European Attractiveness Survey What are the most attractive countries for FDI in the next 3 years? Germany 35% Poland 10% UK Russia France Romania Czech Rep. Turkey Switzerland Netherlands Italy Spain Sweden 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 7% 8% According to investors surveyed by E&Y the strengths of Poland are: large domestic market, well-qualified and productive workforce, stable macroeconomic situation in difficult times, relatively low level of public debt comparing to Western European countries, transparent tax and legal systems, favorable conditions both for manufacturing and services investments Source: Ernst & Young, 2012 European Attractiveness Survey, 2012

34 Media about Poland Poland is already the champion of Europe - in terms of economic growth. An estimated GDP growth for 2011 was revised upwards by Brussels (to 4.3%) and is nearly three times bigger than the average of 27 (1.5 %). What saved the Polish growth during the 2009 crisis is that it is driven by strong domestic demand (population of 38 million). Le Figaro (March 2012) La Pologne, championne européenne de la croissance Poland is the South Korea of Europe its economy moves faster than the German locomotive. La Repubblica (June 2012) Poland remains, despite the crisis, the champion of economic growth. The state budget has doubled in the last decade, the country was well governed. Die Welt (June 2012), Wunderkind Polen

35 Forms of regional aid Tax breaks CIT exemption in Special Economic Zone Real estate tax exemption Cash support Government grants Cash grants available through EU Funds

36 Special Economic Zones Definition a special economic zone (SEZ) is a designated area in which manufacturing or distribution activities can be conducted on preferential terms 14 SEZ in Poland, with several subzones The purpose support regional development Total area up to hectares Time of operation 31st December 2020 Permits to conduct activities in SEZ issued by the authorities of each SEZ Benefits from obtaining a permit to conduct activities in SEZ : eligibility for income tax exemption plot of land prepared for an investment project free assistance in dealing with formalities relating to the investment project

37 Government grants Program of support of investments of considerable importance for Polish economy Production Modern services - automotive - electronics - aviation - biotechnology - big investment in other sectors - ICT - SSC - BPO - R&D activity Purpose of support development of innovativeness and competitiveness of Polish economy Result of support 53 programmes of total amount PLN 900 m (since 2004) 18.9 thous. of new jobs Source: PAIiIZ, Ministry of Economy

38 More than EUR 87 billion from the EU Funds in years

39 Why Poland? Summary Availability of skilled human resources Economic and political stability Strategic location gateway to the EU Effective incentives system

40 Agency s offer Investment process Considering of investment Long list of countries Agency s offer marketing campaigns, investment seminars, work-shops, study tours co-operation with Polish Embassies abroad PM assistance site visits macroeconomic and sector specific data, information on financial incentives, SEZ and EU funds Short list assistance in obtaining financial support from the state government co-operation with SEZ date base of suppliers and business partners and real estate data base Investment decision after-care services ombudsman for foreign investors

41 4 Projekty zakończone pozytywną decyzją inwestycyjną w 2012 r NEW WORK PLACES The largest investors from the point of wiec of the number of job plces created INVESTMENT PROJECTS thousand EUR of investment The largest investors from the point of view of invested capital Investments by country of origin

42 Active projects serviced by PAIIIZ (as of end of January 2013) PAIIIZ has in the project pipeline 152 potential investments Value of investment: EUR 3.8 bn Number of new job places: Main sectors: modern services (40) automotive (23) R&D (15) machinery (11) Major countries-investors: USA (45) Germany (17) China (12) Great Britain (12)

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