Presentación realizada por Jan Zarski, de la Agencia de Desarrollo Wroclaw Agglomeration para la jornada “Pioneros en acción: oportunidades de inversión en Polonia”.
2. Poland - Key Facts Area: 312 700 sq km – 6 th in European Union Population: 38 , 1 2 million – 6 th in European Union Currency: Polish Zloty ( 1 Euro ~ 4,3 PLN ) GDP: USD 717,5 billion (PPP, 200 9 ) GDP per capita: USD 18,800 (PPP, 2010) GDP growth: 5% (2008), 1,8% (2009), 3,8% (2010) Membership: EU , NATO , OECD , WTO, Schengen Zone
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5. Poland – 38 million people Source : www.citypopulation.de, www.jobmonkey.com, GUS Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants Source: Eurostat 2009 Total population in 2010 (in M) Pol and 39 R omania 25 Czech Rep. 5 Hungary 9 Slovakia 2 Population per 1 sq km by poviats 0 50 100 150 200 250 500 1000 3000 5000 Warszawa Gdansk Poznan Wroclaw Katowice Krakow Lodz
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8. I. Government grants through individual negotiations individually approved and granted by the Ministry of the Economy based on the Council of Ministers’ Resolution II. CIT exemption in Special Economic Zone only available in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) I II . Cash grants available through EU Funds subject to negotiation with different managing institutions depending on the investment project key parameters Forms of state aid in Poland All above presented instruments can be combined together however the total amount of state aid cannot exceed the maximum aid intensity
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10. Why Poland? Summary Availability of skilled human resources Economic and political stability Effective incentives system including EU-Funds Strategic location – gateway to EU
28. Main Wroc ł aw Universit ies Name of university Students Graduates Wroc ł aw University 36 567 8 734 Wrocław University of Technology 32 718 4 565 University of Economics 17 220 2 964 University of Environmental and Life Sciences 10 117 2 503 Medical Academy 5 631 1 140
29. How well do Wrocław inhabitants know foreign languages? English German Russian Italian Spanish French Other None actual knowledge declared knowledge
30. Are Wrocław students keen on foreign languages? English German Russian French Spanish Italian Other None actual knowledge declared knowledge
41. Thank You Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency / Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej (ARAW) pl. Solny 14, 50-062 Wroclaw, Poland [email_address] www.araw.pl www.invest-in-wroclaw.pl Valencia , 26th of October 2011
