1. Poland Market Overview
Michael Dembinski
Chief advisor, British Polish Chamber of Commerce

2. Close by and cheap to fly…
London
Liverpool
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Doncaster
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Leeds
Manchester
Newcastle
Nottingham

3. Sixth largest
EU country
Source: Eurostat

4. Eighth largest economy
GDP by purchasing power, 2015
Source: Eurostat

5. GDP per capita
2014 (nominal)
Source: Eurostat

6. GDP per capita
2014 (PPP)
EU28=100%
Source: Eurostat

7. Poland’s decade of growth
Source: Eurostat

8. Major manufacturer (18% of GDP) and exporter (48% of GDP)
Source: Polityka Insight

9. Poland’s imports of agricultural machinery (CN8432, €m)

10. Poland A and B?
Gross monthly salaries
Source: GUS

11. EU funding
Infrastructure and Environment (e.g. renewable energy) €27 billion
Smart Growth – €8.6 billion
Knowledge, Education, Growth (Skills) – €4.7 billion
Eastern Poland Project – €2 billion
Technical Assistance (Institutions) - €700 million
Regional Operation Programmes (IT, R&D, Innovation) – €31.2 billion

12. Professional services
Poland is under-consulted – B2B services €1 billion
Define market: multinationals? SOEs? SMEs?
First-generation entrepreneurs approaching the exit
Be flexible with pricing
Define the value-added in terms of company valuation, not cost-savings or increased revenues
Different legal system – do your homework

13. What we do… Is there an opportunity and where? Who will represent me?
Can you help me grow my sales?

14. Companies that succeed…
Have a budget
Get buy-in from the boss!
Visit, visit, visit!
Are ready to be flexible
In it for the long-term
Engage the help of others
Back their brand with promotion

15.
@policies4poland