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Doing business in Poland
KEY FACTS

Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization since 1990 and today stands out as a success story among transition economies. In 2008, GDP grew an estimated 5.3%, based on rising private consumption, a jump in corporate investment, and EU funds inflows. GDP per capita is still much below the EU average, but is similar to that of the three Baltic states. Since 2004, EU membership and access to EU structural funds have provided a major boost to the economy. (CIA World Factbook)

Currency: PLN
Key exchange rates:
Interest rate: 4.25%
Current inflation: 4.3%
Inflation target: 2.5%
Tax rate: 22%

Major Polish owned companies:

Hortex
Hortex is one of the biggest producers of juices, nectars and fruit drinks, as well as frozen fruits and vegetables in Poland.
Comarch
Comarch is the leading IT company in Central & Eastern Europe and employs nearly 3000 highly experienced IT engineers and business consultants who staff an international network of subsidiaries and offices throughout the USA, Europe and the Middle East.

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Banking
National Bank of Poland
The National Bank of Poland is the central bank of the Republic of Poland. Some of the most important areas of activity of the NBP are monetary policy, issue of currency and the development of the payment system.
PKO Bank Polski
PKO Bank Polski is the largest and one of the oldest Polish banks. The brand prestige has been built for decades and many generations of Poles have used the Bank's services.
Legal
Attorney Barrister Lextra Law Office
Lextra Law Office is one of the best law firm in Poland, providing legal advice to entrepreneurs for over 15 years.
Beiten Burkhardt
Beiten Burkhardt is a leading independent law firm that provides comprehensive commercial law advice to medium-sized companies, major corporations and industry groups as well as the public sector.
Accounting
BDO Polska
BDO Poland Sp. z o.o. was established in 1991 and started its activity as one of the first auditor’s firms operating on Polish market. To date, they have provided advice to over 2.500 companies and enterprises in Poland, representing over 90 different branches of industry, financial institutions, trade and service activities.
Ewalius Consultancy Sp. z o.o.
Ewalius Consultancy Sp. z o.o. aims to increase the profitability of its clients firstly, by releasing their own accountancy resources to focus on their core business activities and secondly, by providing a cost effective, responsive and professional Accountancy, Bookkeeping & Payroll Administration Service to the highest Polish and International standards.
Arbitration
Court of Arbitration
Since 1990 the Court of Arbitration has been operating at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw and has become the most reputed and popular permanent Polish arbitration court.
Polish Arbitration Association
The main purposes of the Association include the promotion of the development of alternative dispute resolution, conducting research on and popularization of Polish and foreign laws on arbitration, and the organisation of lectures, conferences and congresses devoted to arbitration.
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Capital: Warsaw
Official languages: Polish
Government: republic
EU accession: 2004
Area: 312,685 km2
Population: 38,500,696 (July 2008 est.)
Internet TLD: .pl
Calling code: +48
EUROCHAMBRES
Eurochambres, the European Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, is one of the key representatives of business to the European institutions. It voices the interests of over 19 million member enterprises in 45 European countries through a network of 2000 regional and local Chambers represented by 45 national - and one transnational - organisations. More than 90% of these enterprises are small or medium enterprises, with chamber members employing over 120 million employees.

Eurochambres is the sole European body to serve the interests of every sector and size of European business - due to the multi-sectoral membership of Chambers - and the only one so close to business, as a result of the Chambers’ regional focus.
http://www.eurochambres.eu
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN Poland
http://www.kig.pl/index.php