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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland The Evolving Central and Eastern European Market Business Opportunities in Poland Venue: HKCEC November 18th 2004 Mr Andrzej Pieczonka Commercial Consul Commercial and Economic Section Consulate General of Poland

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Poland - overview The largest EU accession country 30th population in the world 8th population in Europe Warsaw

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland In 2003 Source: Central Statistical Office (GUS ) Economist Intelligence Unit Facts about Poland Population38.2 m Area312 thous. sq km GDP growth3.7% preliminary data GDPUSD 206.9 bn GDP (at PPP) USD 417.5 bn GDP per capita USD 5.416 GDP per capita (PPP)USD 10,930

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Source: Central Statistical Office F Economist Intelligence Unit forecast 2003 preliminary data (% change on a year earlier) GDP annual growth

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Average inflation, in% Source: Central Statistical Office Inflation rate

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Share of private sector in the industry in 1995 - 2002 (%)

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Industries Structure by share in production

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland In years 1990-2003 (USD bn) Source: Central Statistical Office Import Export Foreign trade

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Changes in the commodity structure of export in 1998 and 2003 Source: data of the Foreign Trade Data Centre (CIHZ)

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Changes in the commodity structure of import in 1998 and 2003 Source: data of the Foreign Trade Data Centre (CIHZ)

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Source: EBRD, Government Centre for Strategic Studies Productivity growth in Poland in major industries Productivity growth in Poland in major industries 1994=100 %

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Source: SCO, Structural changes in the groups of economic entities in 2002 Number of business entities in 1993-2002 in the first half of 2003

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland

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SMEs in Poland 2002 Types of enterprises Number of enterprises Share (%) SMALL (0-49 employees) 1 709 61599.09 MEDIUM (50-249 employees) 13 0860.75 TOTAL SMEs 1 735 70199.84 LARGE (over 249 employees) 2 7230.16 GRAND TOTAL 1 735 424100.00 Active SMEs in Poland in 2002 (excluding, agriculture, forestry, fishery and fishing and public administration) Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED)

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland SMEs in Poland 2002 Structure of employment in SMEs sector in Poland in 2002 Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED)

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland SMEs in Poland 2002 Types of enterprisesExports Share (%) Imports Share (%) SMALL (0-49 employees) 3 886.410.88957.217.8 SMALL (20-49 employees) 4 136.011.59 531.919.0 MEDIUM (50-249 employees) 7 825.321.711 356.022.6 LARGE (over 249 employees) 20 244.056.120 429.940.6 Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED) The structure of exports and imports according to the size of the firms in 2002 (USD billion)

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland SMEs in Poland Source: The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED) Structure of SME exports per economic section in 2001

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland POLISH AGENCY FOR ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT The objectives of the Agency include the implementation of economic development programmes, particularly in the areas of: small and medium-sized enterprise development, exports, regional development, utilisation of modern technologies, job creation, human resources development, and combating of unemployment.

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland POLISH AGENCY FOR ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT These objectives are executed through the following activities: granting of subsidies for SMEs and institutions supporting enterprise development, as well as providing loans for innovative initiatives, provision of consulting and expert services, provision of training for entrepreneurs, SME employees, the unemployed, central, regional and local government, as well as social partners, facilitation of entrepreneurs' access to know-how, economic information, studies and analyses,

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 06.2003 * investments over 1 mln USD Source: PAIiIZ, 2003 Foreign Investment in Poland Cumulative Value

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Corporate income tax TAXES

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Benefits for your company from Polish EU accession Poland - part of the common market of 455 million Free movement of goods, services, capital and labour A rise of production volume Increase in FDI inflow Increase of economic credibility Financial aid funds from the EU

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland CAN POLISH SMEs USE THIS GATE AS WELL?

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Polish Export Promotion Portal Ministry of Economy and Labour

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Poland - strenghts

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland WARSAW

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Commercial and Economic Section, Consulate General of Poland Thank you for your attention Please visit our website www.polandtrade.com.hk