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. 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 objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Poland” are the following:

1. To analyze the Polish Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To identify business opportunities in the Polish Market
3. To analyze the trade relations of Poland with the student's country
4. To know the Polish trade agreements as a member of the EU
5. To develop a business plan for the Polish Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Poland” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

EENI in Polish Magisterskie Handel zagraniczny.

Languages: + Polonia Pologne Polonia.

1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport 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 EU Services Directive
   4. European Digital Single Market
   5. As a member of the EU, Poland is a beneficiary of the 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. 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. Polish Nominal GDP: 531.76 thousand million dollars.
   1. Agriculture: 4.6%
   2. Industry: 28.1%
   3. Services: 67.3%
4. GDP per capita of Poland: 26.402 dollars
5. The main Polish products are machines, shipbuilding, iron and steel, coal, chemical products, beverages, foods, glass, textile
6. Polish Currency: Zloty
7. Headquarters of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex): Warsaw (Poland)

Polish Foreign Trade

1. The Republic of Poland has an important domestic market and a strategic location for Export products for the European market
2. Top Polish exports destinations are Germany, Italy, France, the UK, the Czech Republic, Russia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Sweden, and Hungary
3. Main Polish exports: transport equipment, semi-manufactured products and foods
4. Main origins of Polish imports: Germany, Russia, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, South Korea
5. Headquarters of the Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)