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Immigration and Business Advantages in Poland

Poland’s location offers a lot of advantages for business. The country is situated at the heart of Europe. It borders on both the EU Member States (Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania), and the Eastern European countries: Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. This means access to 250 million clients and consumers within a 1000 km radius. East-West and North-South transit routes cross within Poland’s territory. The continuously developing network of roads and motorways facilitates and improving logistics. The proximity of both EU and Eastern European selling markets promotes exports of goods. Numerous airports and sea ports allow the transport and excess of goods all over the world.

Since Poland has joined the European union in 2004, it looks like the country has started its own transformation to become a free market economy since 1990 when “Solidarity” gained the government. After joining the EU and alongside membership to other world organizations (WTO, OECD) Poland has become a promising country for international investments.

Poland greatest advantages:

  • EU membership;
  • strategic location in central Europe and easy access;
  • low labor cost and well educated workforce and diligent workers;
  • market size of more than 38 million;
  • low rate and attractive taxes.

Economic growth has been a priority of successive governments. Investors can benefit from financial aid schemes, the establishment of 14 Special Economic Zones and the simple flat rate corporate taxation of 19%. Many big international companies have already taken advantage of the opportunity to invest in Poland, moreover there is space and promising market conditions for other companies to start a new business or outsource some of their activities especially in such areas like manufacturing and chemical industry, trade, services, tourism and so on.

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