Trade Manual
Poland
By: Nathan Sudds
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Poland
Trade Manual
Executive Summary
Poland is one of the strongest countries in the world and has one of the strongest economies. Poland has access to the largest ‘business partners’ through strong trade agreements such as the European Union.
Poland has been voted in the top countries for most favorable investment, proving that Poland is a great opportunity for foreign investment. Poland has been seen as a great investment due to the people of Poland and its competitive edge which encourage more foreign direct investments.
Poland is able to dismiss financial crisis’ as its economy has not suffered severely from financial crisis’ such as the European debt crisis. Instead
Poland pulls ahead of the pack by having a high domestic demand, a decreasing debt, and most importantly, the hard working, intelligent labour force. By the end of this trade manual, you should be able to know:
❖ The background of Poland’s economy
❖ The reasons why Poland is not being badly affected by financial crisis’ whereas Poland’s neighbors are affected by big losses
❖ Why Poland is such a favorable investment when it comes to foreign direct investments and how the riskiness of doing business in Poland is low
❖ Why people should invest in the manufacturing of Poland’s infrastructure
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Poland
Trade Manual
Table of Contents
Part 1
History.......................................................................................5
Map of Poland.............................................................................6
Size of Poland.............................................................................7
Basic Information....................................................................7-10
Climate....................................................................................11
Typical
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