Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Doing Business with Poland Zbigniew Kubacki Minister-Counselor Chief of Section

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Key Facts About Poland 2  Area: sq km – 6 th in the European Union  Population:38,12 million – 6 th in the European Union  GDP total:USD 422 B (2007), USD 526 B (2008), USD 590 B (2009)  GDP growth:6.6% (2007), 5.0%(2008), 1,7% (2009)  Membership:EU, NATO, OECD, WTO, Schengen Zone

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Stable Political Environment and Fast Economic Growth 3 Beginning of transformation NATOOECDWTO Schengen GDP (bn USD) European Union Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, 2007

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Economic Benefits of Joing the EU  Part of the single market of 455 million people  Free movement of goods, services, capital and labor  Rise in production volume  Increase in FDI in Poland by 82 B USD between  Transparent legal system  Financial share of Poland in the EU funds in B USD 4

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Real GDP Growth in Poland 5

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Poland – a Young Society  87% of students speak a foreign language  50% of the population is less than 35 years old, 35% under 25  Nationwide network of 448 universities and polytechnics 6 Percentage of population in higher education in the age group Number of students in selected countries in thousands Source: EIU, Eurostat 2008

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Total Foreign Direct Investment in Poland 7 USD bn * Est. Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency Total FDI value at the end of 2007: USD mln Last geographical data for 2007 published in January 2009 Sources of FDI

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC R&D Centers in Poland 8 Source: PAIiIZ 2008 new US centers: Telcordia Technologies, DisplayLink, Acxiom, Woodward Governor Kraków Warszawa Bydgoszcz Wrocław Poznań Gdańsk Zielona Góra

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Kraków Warszawa Bydgoszcz Wrocław Poznań Bielsko Biała Olsztyn Łódź Shared Service Centres 9 Global competence center Accounting, IT, Taxes, salaries, Legal division Outsourcing of IT services Accounting. Finance Accounting, Finance Human Resources Back office support services Human Resources Accounting, Payments, Taxes Human Resources Outsourcing of IT services, Finance, Accounting Accounting Outsourcing of IT services, Finance, Accounting Transactions services

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Structure of programmes co-financed from structural funds (87.5 bn EUR) OP Human Capital21,580 M EUR OP Innovative economy OP Infrastructure and Environment OP Development of Eastern Poland OP European Territorial Co-operation OP Technical assistance 10,790 36,270 2, Regional Operational Programs21,589

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Poland- US Bilateral Relations Legal Framework 11 Economic Treaty of 1990 (Treaty Between the United States and Poland Concerning Business and Economic Relations, amended on January 12, 2004) Agreement on avoidance of double taxation Modern EU legislation in forceFreedom of Business Activity ActNo visa requirements for US Citizens

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Advantages for US Businesses Guaranteed long-term stability for growthEU single market access million potential new customersBiggest recipient of EU aid for Western standards within regulatory frameworkBenefits from EU Common Trade Policy Future member of the € single currency zone Active player in Transatlantic partnership and business dialogue 12

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Poland - US Trade 13 Bn USD Poland’s export to the US has been steadily growing for the past years.

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC The future of US Investment in Poland 14 R&D and BPO Centers for European Operations

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC US investments – Polish success story employees $12M revenue 400 employees $164M revenue 700 employees $200M revenue 851 employees $250M revenue 2121 employees $389M revenue First Systems Integration Contract Data Center – first SO contract BTO in Kraków Growth Case Implementation Innovation Center Software Lab in Kraków R&D Center in Gdańsk BPO in Gdańsk and Wrocław * *over 3000 new jobs created

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC US Investments - Polish Success Stories …………………… Pratt & Whitney 4100 employees in Rzeszów Pratt & Whitney Aerotech Kalisz 1518 Employees Sikorsky Aircraft PZL Mielec 1480 Employees Otis Elevator Krakow 339 Employees US investments – Polish success story

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Strategic Location Cost Effectiveness High Potential Human Resources Influx of EU Funds 17 So why Poland?

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC 18 Not Only in the USA... Not Only Business... Typical American diners and cafe’s:  Hard Rock Café  Jeff’s PLFA Polish American Football Association  3 divisions  9 teams

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