Holiday periods in Poland

It is difficult to understand a country without understanding its cultural heritage. This is one of the reasons why holidays form such an important part of everyday life and also why, to some extent, they dictate business across countries. Poland is no different in this, however, most of Poland’s holidays are associated with the Christian calendar, even the Polish word for seasonal holidays is święta which means holy days.

Business Culture in Poland

One of the keys to being successful in a foreign country is knowing and understanding cultural differences. Only by recognising and respecting these differences we can avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and forge effective business relationships. This article describes the basics of business culture in Poland.

Ritual slaughter in Poland

Since the year 2020 Polish parliament has been working on the amendment for Animal Protection Law, which will affect meat production and export. The new rule is so called „Five for Animals” includes controversial subject of animal slaughter. It’s worth mentioning that there are no accurate estimations of ritual slaughter meat market.

Polish consumers boost retail trade

A recently published report by Eurostat indicates that’s a growing trend in retail trade in Poland. The latest annual summary shows that the highest increases of total retail trade were observed in three European countries – Malta (25%), Slovenia (9%) and Poland (7,6%).

Poland at EXPO 2020 – a brief summary

On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the World Exhibition in Dubai concluded. This is a brief summary of Poland’s participation at EXPO 2020 Dubai. For half a year, Poland presented its greatest achievements while its entrepreneurs made new business contacts.

Polish economy – the story of a major transformation

International trade and commerce factored heavily in Poland’s economic growth and prosperity since its political transformation in 1989. Since then Poland has harnessed change for competitive advantage and built the largest Central European economy by responding to key global challenges.

Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry

Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry (PCEI) was founded in 1993 as “Polska Korporacja Targowa” (“Polish Trade Fair Corporation”) – a voluntary, non-political, self-governing organization of enterprises dealing with the organization of trade fairs and exhibitions and related services.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice

Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice was established in 1990 by 103 founders from the Silesian Voivodeship. During the 32 years of tradition, CCI in Katowice became a strong partner for business entities in Silesia and in other regions of Poland.

Union of Producers and Employers of Meat Industry

Union of Producers and Employers of Meat Industry (UPEMI) is the leading Polish industry organisation representing all members of the sector dealing with production of meat and its preparations. Acting in a modern way since 2005, we have proudly represented the interests of our industry by taking important initiative and creating projects supporting its development and ensuring the professionalism and quality of our everyday work.

Polish Chamber of Commerce

The Polish Chamber of Commerce is the largest independent business organization in Poland. It was established in 1990. It represents the largest number of entrepreneurs, joining 160 business organizations.

National Association of the Tobacco Industry

The National Association of Tobacco Industry exists since 1995. KSPT brings together the largest tobacco manufacturers in Poland, which together cover over 99% of the market.

LifeScience Cracow Cluster

LifeScience Cracow Cluster is a network of cooperation of partners from business, science, health and administration sectors, operating in the area of innovative products and technologies for health and quality of life, focused around three thematic groups: HEALTH, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT.