Poland: Growth despite crisis

Business destination

Even with the economic crisis, there was only one business destination in the EU that still recorded strong economic growth: Poland. Business is still developing strong and business travel reflects this clearly, 4hoteliers.com reports.

The facts about Poland are amazing:

• During the economic slowdown in the worldwide economy, Poland was the only country in the region and among 27 European Union countries that recorded gross-domestic-product growth.
• GDP rose in 2013 by 1.6% year over year, and the IMF forecasts economic growth at the level of 3.2% and 3.4%, for 2014 and 2015 respectively.
• Since political transformation in 1989, Poland has achieved foreign direct investment total value of more than €160 billion ($218 billion), according to the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency.
• Poland accounts now for 3.4% of all jobs in the outsourcing sector in the world, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
• Poland has invested greatly in expansion of airports, including Gdansk, Poznan, Wroclaw, Rzeszow and Katowice; modernization of railway stations and railway lines; expansion of the energy sector; and the construction of four stadiums for UEFA Euro 2012.
• There have been major investments in road development. From 2007 through 2013 almost 2,500 kilometres of motorways were constructed and further 775 national roads were built or rebuilt.

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