Table of Contents

List of Exhibits 3

Did you Know? 4

Country Highlights 5

Country Snapshot 7

PESTLE Insights 21

Political Landscape 22

Economic Landscape 23

Social Landscape 30

Technological Landscape 33

Legal Landscape 36

Environmental Landscape 37

Outlook 38

PESTLE Insights: Poland - Macroeconomic Outlook Report

Summary

Mining, manufacturing and utilities contributed 26% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2017, followed by wholesale, retail and hotels (18.6%) and financial intermediation, real estate and business activities (15.1%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to grow by 4.8%, 3.6% and 5%, respectively in 2018

As per World Bank's logistics performance index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in Poland improved over the last two years with a rise in the rank from 33rd in 2016 to 28th out of 160 countries in 2018

Scope

- Four major regions in Poland generated around 52.8% to the country’s GDP and comprised 42.6% of the country’s population, as in 2016
- Europe continues to be the leading investor in Poland with US$8.3 bn net FDI in 2017

Reasons to buy

- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.