Business in Poland. Polish Foreign Trade

1. Introduction to the Republic of Poland (EU)
2. Polish Economy.
   1. Key sectors of the Polish economy
3. Doing Business in Warsaw
4. Polish Foreign Trade
   1. International economic relations of Poland
5. Transport and Logistics
6. Invest (FDI) in Poland
7. Case Study: The company Mota-Engil Polska
8. Access to the Polish Market
9. Business Plan for Poland

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Poland” are:

1. To analyze the Polish Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in the Polish Market
3. To research the trade relations of Poland with the student's country
4. To learn about Polish trade agreements as a member of the European Union
5. To develop a business plan for the Polish Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Poland” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

EENI in Polish Magisterskie Handel zagraniczny.

Languages: + Polonia Pologne Polonia.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Poland”: 1

Transport Corridors related to Poland

1. North Sea-Baltic Corridor (Finland, Belgium)
2. Baltic-Adriatic Corridor (Poland, Slovenia)
3. Pan-European Transport Corridor II (Russia-Germany)
4. Access to the
   1. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, Mongolia, China, North Korea)
   2. Pan-European Corridor IX
   3. Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

Polish Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Poland and the European Economic Area
2. European Union
   1. European Customs Union
   2. European Single Market
   3. The European Union Services Directive
   4. European Digital Single Market
   5. As a member of EU, Poland is a beneficiary of EU Free trade agreements
3. Council of the Baltic Sea States
4. Central European Initiative
5. Regional Cooperation Council
6. Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (observer country)

Sample:

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
4. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)
5. COTIF Convention
6. BIC (Containers)
7. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
8. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Convention for Safe Containers
   2. Istanbul Convention
9. Customs Convention on Containers
10. CMR Convention
11. Rotterdam Rules (Maritime Transport)
12. CIM & CIT Rules (Rail Transport)
13. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport

European Organizations:

1. European Union
   1. European Central Bank
   2. European Investment Bank
   3. Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption
2. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
3. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
2. World Bank
3. Asia-Europe Meeting
4. OECD
   1. OECD anti-corruption measures
5. International Monetary Fund
6. United Nations

1. The Republic of Poland (Europe) has a population of 38.5 million people (34th largest in the world)
2. Borders of Poland: Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany
3. Polish Capital: Warsaw
4. Official Language of Poland: Polish
5. Polish Area: 312,685 km²
6. Polish Government: Parliamentary Republic

Religion in Poland: Catholicism (Christianity).

Poland belongs to the European Economic Area.

Polish Economy.

1. Poland is the largest market in Central Europe and the eighth largest European market
2. An important privatization and economic liberalization process (1990s)
3. GDP
   1. Agriculture: 4.6%
   2. Industry: 28.1%
   3. Services: 67.3%
4. Polish Currency: Zloty
5. Headquarters of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex): Warsaw (Poland)

Polish Foreign Trade

1. Top Polish exports destinations are Germany, Italy, France, the UK, the Czech Republic, Russia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Sweden, and Hungary
2. Main Polish exports: transport equipment, semi-manufactured products and foods
3. Main origins of Polish imports: Germany, Russia, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, South Korea
4. Headquarters of the Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)