Seminarium „Współpraca Specjalnych Stref Ekonomicznych z Polską Agencją Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych”
On December 10th the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency organised a seminar devoted to the co-operation with Special Economic Zones.
Sławomir Majman, PAIiIZ President emphasised that Poland managed the crisis, among other things, thanks to measures taken by the Government but also thanks to enterprises which acted without panic. Also Polish consumers did not get frightened by the crisis and effectively supported the market by maintaining high consumer demand. The President summed up investments supported by PAIiIZ in 2009. The Agency closed 29 investment projects and further 18 have been waiting for decisions concerning granting of public aid.
Deputy Minister Rafał Baniak stressed that despite the economic slowdown interest in the Special Economic Zones continued and in this respect Poland fares much better than other EU countries. This year we issued 40 permissions to run economic activity in the special economic zones. We estimate the investments were jointly worth around PLN 830 mln and should allow over 2,000 workplaces to be created.
The Ministry announced further facilitations for investors and entrepreneurs active in the zones e.g. new regulations will make it possible to take over land currently owned by the Agricultural Property Agency (ANR). Moreover, deferment of planning payment and free transfer of land which has not been covered by local spatial development plan will now be possible. Entrepreneurs will also be able to lease the Agency’s land without a tender.
During the meeting which has been organised every year, PAIiIZ and management of the special economic zones discuss issued connected with co-operation. (PAIiIZ/MG)
