Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland The Evolving Central and Eastern European Market Business Opportunities in Poland Venue: HKCEC November 18th 2004 Mr Andrzej Pieczonka Commercial Consul Commercial and Economic Section Consulate General of Poland

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Poland - overview The largest EU accession country 30th population in the world 8th population in Europe Warsaw

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland In 2003 Source: Central Statistical Office (GUS ) Economist Intelligence Unit Facts about Poland Population38.2 m Area312 thous. sq km GDP growth3.7% preliminary data GDPUSD bn GDP (at PPP) USD bn GDP per capita USD GDP per capita (PPP)USD 10,930

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Source: Central Statistical Office F – Economist Intelligence Unit forecast 2003 – preliminary data (% change on a year earlier) GDP annual growth

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Average inflation, in% Source: Central Statistical Office Inflation rate

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Share of private sector in the industry in (%)

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Industries Structure by share in production

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland In years (USD bn) Source: Central Statistical Office Import Export Foreign trade

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Changes in the commodity structure of export in 1998 and 2003 Source: data of the Foreign Trade Data Centre (CIHZ)

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Changes in the commodity structure of import in 1998 and 2003 Source: data of the Foreign Trade Data Centre (CIHZ)

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Source: EBRD, Government Centre for Strategic Studies Productivity growth in Poland in major industries Productivity growth in Poland in major industries 1994=100 %

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Source: SCO, Structural changes in the groups of economic entities in 2002 Number of business entities in in the first half of 2003

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SMEs in Poland 2002 Types of enterprises Number of enterprises Share (%) SMALL (0-49 employees) MEDIUM ( employees) TOTAL SMEs LARGE (over 249 employees) GRAND TOTAL Active SMEs in Poland in 2002 (excluding, agriculture, forestry, fishery and fishing and public administration) Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED)

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland SMEs in Poland 2002 Structure of employment in SMEs sector in Poland in 2002 Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED)

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland SMEs in Poland 2002 Types of enterprisesExports Share (%) Imports Share (%) SMALL (0-49 employees) SMALL (20-49 employees) MEDIUM ( employees) LARGE (over 249 employees) Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED) The structure of exports and imports according to the size of the firms in 2002 (USD billion)

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland SMEs in Poland Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED) Structure of SME exports per economic section in 2001

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland POLISH AGENCY FOR ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT The objectives of the Agency include the implementation of economic development programmes, particularly in the areas of: small and medium-sized enterprise development, exports, regional development, utilisation of modern technologies, job creation, human resources development, and combating of unemployment.

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland POLISH AGENCY FOR ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT These objectives are executed through the following activities: granting of subsidies for SMEs and institutions supporting enterprise development, as well as providing loans for innovative initiatives, provision of consulting and expert services, provision of training for entrepreneurs, SME employees, the unemployed, central, regional and local government, as well as social partners, facilitation of entrepreneurs' access to know-how, economic information, studies and analyses,

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland * investments over 1 mln USD Source: PAIiIZ, 2003 Foreign Investment in Poland Cumulative Value

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Corporate income tax TAXES

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Benefits for your company from Polish EU accession Poland - part of the common market of 455 million Free movement of goods, services, capital and labour A rise of production volume Increase in FDI inflow Increase of economic credibility Financial aid funds from the EU

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland CAN POLISH SMEs USE THIS GATE AS WELL?

Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Polish Export Promotion Portal Ministry of Economy and Labour

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland WARSAW

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