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Macro economics
Domestic macro level
| Title |
Description |
| Poland
Online |
An introduction
to Poland, starting from history all the way through to tax issues.
A good place to start exploring Poland via Internet. |
| PolishWorld |
Another multi-usage
site covering variety issues of Poland. |
| Embassy
of Poland in Washington D.C. |
An introduction
and in-depth information on Poland. The site covers economy development
and business opportunities. |
| Statistical
Office of Poland |
Although the structure
of the site is not the best possible, most of the economic and social
statistics are there. |
| Research
Centre for Economic and Statistical Studies |
This subsection
of Statistical Office provides useful "Research Bulletin", which covers
the recent trends of economy and economic effects of transition. |
| National
Bank of Poland |
Information on Poland's
monetary policy, financial markets etc. Under publications sector
available monthly journals of NBP, annual reports (covering financial
performance of Poland and especially the development of banking sector),
several monetary policy releases, inflation reports since 1998, and
information bulletins. Some statistics that are related to monetary
issues. |
| Ministry
of Economy |
Investment increase
strategy and development conception of the country for the upcoming
years. Statistics and reports covering economic performance and foreign
trade of Poland during the 1990s, and the past years. Polish customs
duty tariff. |
| Ministry
of Finance |
Among mission and
vision, Poland's dept issues, government's budget and annual reports.
Provides an easy way to access the most recent reports on Poland that
have been generated by IMF, OECD or the World Bank. |
| Ministry
of Foreign Affairs |
Describes the
mainlines of Poland's foreign policy, and the relationships with EU
and NATO. Consular information and basic foreign affairs statistics. |
| Ministry
of the Treasury |
Information about
the ongoing privatisation process, including objects in target. There
is also report on ownership transformations in Poland during the 1990s.
The sub-page of the Privatisation Agency describes the stages of privatisation
procedures. |
| Ministry
of Post and Telecommunications |
The English version
is currently under construction. |
| Ministry
of Transport and Maritime Economy |
The site is only
in Polish |
| Ministry
of Internal Affairs and Administration |
Guides for foreigners
wanting to acquire shares or stocks in Polish companies, or real estate
in Poland. Information for the entrepreneurs applying for a licence
for business activities. |
| Independent
Centre for Economic Studies |
Some forecasts for
Poland's economy, and a list of conducted research by centre. |
| The
Public Opinion Research Centre |
On the Internet
there is a list of its reports, while the reports itself have to by
purchased. |
International macro level
| Title |
Description |
| The
World Bank |
Economy overviews,
supported by statistics and country profiles. Some of the statistics
cover 1980s and even 70s. Several reports and articles covering the
development projects undertaken or supported by the World Bank in
the destination countries. |
| The
World Bank, Office in Warsaw |
Articles and reports
on the World Bank's projects in Poland. Covers also some separate
issues of Poland's economy. |
| International
Monetary Fund |
Information on
the activities of the fund, financing applications procedure and investment
strategies followed by the fund. Summaries of fund's projects. Statistics
on state budget, revenues and expenditure. |
| Statistics
Finland, International Business Statistics |
Main economic indicators
of Europe and Pacific region. Publications for downloading and ordering.
Provides daily tenths of economical news topics. |
| Bank
of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) |
Extensive information
on the economics of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Poland.
Includes variety of reviews, and other economical information.
Direct link: http://www.bof.fi/bofit/
|
| The
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development |
Information on the
EBRD financing, procurement projects and general policies. On the
site there is also available a list of financed projects and project
summaries, reports and comprehensive analysis of each country's progress
in the transition to a market economy. Among publications, comprehensive
"Poland investment profile", which covers the financial market, investment
climate and all the major sectors of the economy. |
| Aleksanteri
Institute, Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies
|
Among general
information on institute itself, the sub-page of "information service"
lists many sources (links and bibliography of literature) where you
will find plenty of in-depth information related to Eastern Europe
economies. The Database for Business and Public Administration offers
you overviews of several economic and political issues. On this site
you can also order several publications related to the studies of
the transition economies in Eastern Europe. |
| European
Investment Bank |
Information on the
bank's financing policies and targets. Under publications section,
are listed all EIB loans since 1990. Press releases provide additional
information, related to projects financed by the bank. |
| EUROSTAT |
Statistics of
macro level and various sub-branches of economies of EU member and
applicant countries. Most of the statistical information regarding
is presented in the form of reports, thus it might take some time
to find the needed figures. |
| United
Nations - Economic and Social Development Index |
The link list to
all United Nation's statistical resources. Main concentration is on
macro economical and social issues, but the sub-pages cover also education,
science, technology, culture, environment, agriculture, industries,
etc. |
| OECD |
Variety of publications
and reports cover economical and social aspects of Poland, including
recommendations and forecasts. Many reports compare the situation
in different OECD countries, including Poland. Plus, extensive statistics
on the member countries can downloaded for free. |
| United
Nations |
The home page of
the United Nations serves as a gate to other divisions of organization.
A lot of information is found covering global issues of environment,
human rights, prevention of crime and narcotics, women rights and
economic and social development in general. |
| United
Nations in Poland |
This site introduces
all the departments of the United Nations that are present in Poland.
Thus issues from environmental protection and health programmes to
the monetary policies are covered. |
| U.S.
Department of State |
Under the link "Country
Background Notes", is located a short overview of the country's history,
political condition and the economy. |
| U.S.
Commercial Service |
Under the "Market
Research" section is Country Commercial Guide, which covers all the
aspects from economical trends and industries, to distribution channels
and advertising. On the site are also available several market research
reports, but they can be accessed only by US exporter companies. |
| The
United States Agency for International Development |
Provides information
on organization's development missions, which are undertaken around
the world. The site also includes overviews of the target countries,
though at the time of writing, the Poland page is not available. Available
is a large list of development links to different kinds of organization
around the world. |
| The
World Fact Book |
Here you can
find all the background information on almost every country of the
World. |
| Economist
Intelligence Unit |
This organization
covers about every country of the world. However, only some news articles
and very short summaries are offered for free, while more extensive
information is only for subscribers. Free trial offers are possible
to get. |
| GeoInvestor |
This is a kind
of database of internet links, leading directly to statistical tables
and reports available on the other sites of internet. Site offers
an easy and fast overview of the target country's current macro economy
situation, with possibility to do more in-depth search using the other
internet sources. |
| E-mar
Group |
Broad overview of
Poland, covering history and economy. |
| Sustainability
Indicators: Poland |
Another site
providing easy and fast overview of Poland's macro economy development
since mid-1980s informs of charts. |
Employment
Micro economics
Domestic micro level
(Polish) organizations
| Title |
Description |
| The
Polish Agency for Investment |
The site of agency
used to have reports covering different sectors of economy, but at
least currently provides only Foreign Direct Investments related statistics. |
| Market
Intelligence for Business Professionals |
Among the short
overviews and recent news topics, it sells several economy reviews
and industry reports. Seems to concentrate especially on telecommunications
and construction sectors. |
| Guide
to business in Poland |
The site includes
various market reports, some of them being very niche. Targeted for
Investors. |
| Master
Page - business, tourist and cultural information for Poland and Central
Europe |
An extensive portal
for the information search on Poland business world. For example,
under the sub-page "Poland Library" can be found thousands of articles
dealing with issues of economy. From the site can also be found plenty
of other links to different organizations and companies.
See also Poland
Today newsletter, a free daily news service that is used to publish
business and political information about Poland. |
| Consulate
General of the Republic of Poland, Economic & Commercial Division |
Wide information
on doing business in Poland, ranging from EU integration to sectoral
analysis and trade regulations. |
| Polish
Chamber of Commerce |
Information on member
companies along with contact information. Other information currently
only in Polish. |
| Poland
Import Export Chamber of Commerce |
An extensive
information source for exporters and importers. Free of charge Information
Packages on how to enter the markets of Eastern Europe can be ordered. |
| BMB
Promotions Business service |
Information about
all districts and regions of the Poland, and particularly about their
investment needs, their infrastructure, and their local authorities.
Includes also a data base of close to 1700 investment offers. However,
navigation may be hard, if you don't speak Polish. |
| Guide
for American Investors - Business Opportunities in Poland |
This guide
covers the issues of privatisation, financing, taxes costs, government
involvment in business sector, customs duties and other main inssues
of business activities. |
International micro level
| Title |
Description |
| Finland's
Promotion Agency |
The land profile,
including short overview of macro level is provided for free, while
other information has to be purchased. |
| CorporateInformation |
The site provides
market and economy overviews on several countries. Short, but detailed
market overviews are supported by many links to the more in-depth
analysis and oraginaztions dealing with the issues. |
| CountryWatch.com |
The site offers
some of the basic economic information for free, while more in-depth
reports have to be purchased. |
| U.S.
Department of Commerce, Central and Eastern Europe Business Information
Center |
Provides several
market research reports, and guides for exporters and investors. |
| The
U. S. Commercial Service |
Information on
this web site is targeted to U. S. exporters, but all interested parties
can find useful information from Country Commercial Guide, which covers
all the aspects from economical trends and industries, to distribution
channels and advertising. On the site are also available several market
research reports, but they can be accessed only by US export companies. |
| Canadian
Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Among general fact
sheets and macro data, the site provides several market reports and
a guide to Doing Business in Poland. The information is targeted at
Canadian exporters. |
| Canadian
International Development Agency |
Some information
on agency's development programmes and business opportunities in Poland. |
| Embassy
of Poland in Canada, Economic and Commercial Division |
Although the site
doesn't generate any new information, it contains useful, direct links
to the reports on the Internet. |
| Department
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada |
This site includes
several reports covering Poland's micro and macro level economy, but
they can be accessed only by Canadian export companies. |
| United
Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Information on development
activities and services that are provided by organization. Industrial
statistics from all around the world and numerous publications, which
can be ordered. |
| United
Nations Industrial Development Organization, Warsaw Office |
Among general
information includes useful guide "How to Do Business in Poland". |
| United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
Various information
regarding different aspects of the economy. The reports usually cover
Europe as a whole, instead of separate countries. |
| World
Trade Organization |
Information on
Poland's relationship with WTO and on Poland as a country in global
trade system. |
| International
Finance Corporation |
Information on the
activities and member countries of the corporation. Guides for private
sector organizations, how financing can be applied. |
| Magnuson
Wahlin Law Firm |
A rather
good report on legal aspects on foreign investments in Poland. Articles
are written by an independent Swedish lawyer. |
Company directories
Journals, newspapers, info-portals
| Title |
Description |
| GeoInvestor |
80 links to Polish
news sources. |
| Financial
Times |
Leading business
paper. |
| OECD
Observer |
Latest news and
news archive by OECD. There are many categories, but easiest was to
find information related to target country is to use Search command
for all articles. |
| Poland
Now! |
Offers two online
magazines on business and tourism. |
| The
Warsaw Voice |
The weekly magazine
covering events taking place in Poland. Majority of the special reports
can be downloaded. All the information is in English. |
| The
Polish Voice |
News from Poland
in English. |
| Central
EuropeOnline Home Page: Poland |
Most pages
are for free, but have to log-in to read news. |
Link lists
| Title |
Description |
| Governments
on the WWW: Poland |
Offers links
to the official Website in Poland, Government departments, Polish
diplomatic representations abroad, political parties, general, political
and tourist information on Poland. |
| The
official website of Poland |
The link list
covering several aspects of the country. |
Industries
Agriculture
| Title |
Description |
| Ministry
of Agriculture |
Reports on Polish
agricultural sector including overviews of development programmes.
There is also Polish Agricultural Market Information System, which
provides latest local market prices, wholesale prices. |
| Agency
for Agricultural Market |
In English, site
covers shortly its activities, while in Polish seems to be much more
information available. |
| Agency
for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture |
Currently the
English text seems to be missing, but as it gets there, the site should
cover all the items of Poland's agricultural sector development. |
| Consulate
General of the Republic of Poland, Economic & Commercial Division |
Wide information
on doing business in Poland, ranging from EU integration to sector
analysis and trade regulations. |
| Foreign
Agricultural Service |
The site concentrates
on the U.S. position in the global food and agricultural markets.
Regarding Poland couple of articles and trade statistics between Poland
and USA can be found. |
| CEEBIC |
This page includes
several market research reports related to Polish food sector. |
| Canadian
Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Country market
report - The Agri-Food Sector in Poland. Targeted for Canadian exporters. |
| Canadian
Government - Agri-Food Trade Service |
Report about the
food sector in Poland. |
| Corporateinformation.com |
The sub-page
of Poland's food sector provides summaries of couple of sub-branches
of Poland's food industry. The site also contains several links to
the reports found on the internet regarding Polish niches like dairy,
seafood, fruits and meat. |
Energy
| Title |
Description |
| Ministry
of Environment |
Most of the information
on the site is environment related. However, tenths of energy related
topics can be found - easiest way seems to be via search command. |
| Polish
Power Transmission and Distribution Association
| This site includes
very easy-read report on the Polish electricity sector. The site provides
also the list of the companies and organizations involved in the electricity
market. |
| Polish
Power Grid |
Company and some
sector information. Statistics. |
| Business
Polska |
Several reports
regarding energy sector in Poland. |
| Consulate
General of the Republic of Poland, Economic & Commercial Division |
Wide information
on doing business in Poland, ranging from EU integration to sector
analysis and trade regulations. |
| Energy
Information Administration, Poland's page |
Country analysis,
concentrating on energy sector. Data for Poland for period 1990-1999.
Country energy balance and forecasts. |
| U.S.
Department of Energy, Poland's page |
An energy overview
of the republic of Poland. Report includes energy policy, all energy
sources, environmental situation, privatisation, etc. |
| CEEBIC |
This page includes
several market research reports related to Polish energy sector. |
| Canadian
Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Country market
report - The Energy Sector in Poland. Targeted for Canadian exporters. |
Canadian
Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Country
market report - The Natural Resources Sector in Poland. |
Targeted for Canadian
exporters. |
| The
Export Council for Energy Efficiency |
Information on
energy efficiency in Poland. |
| Corporateinformation.com |
The sub-page of
Poland's energy sector provides summaries of oil and coal related
industries. Among that, site offers couple of further links for information
seek on the Poland's energy market. |
| CountryWatch.com |
A couple
of page long report on Energy Sector in Poland. |
Forestry
Metal
| Title |
Description |
| The
Metallurgical Chamber of Industry and Commerce |
Most of analysis
seems to be in Polish, but at least annual steel industry overview
is provided in English (click on the charts to see them). Lists also
members, and industry related research and development organizations. |
| Steel
Profiles Online |
Steel
company profiles, market profiles, etc. However, only little information
is offered for free, whereas more detailed reports have to be bought. |
| SteelMill.com |
The Polish Steel
Industry Directory on the Web. The site provides some articles covering
the Polish steel industry, as well as contact information on companies
operating in the sector. |
| Steellinks.com |
Search Engine for
Steel Industry. Although only very few Poland related links were found,
the site provides decent gateway to global steel industry and will
hopefully cover more on Poland in the near future. |
| Consulate
General of the Republic of Poland, Economic & Commercial Division |
Wide information
on doing business in Poland, ranging from EU integration to sector
analysis and trade regulations. |
| Corporateinformataion.com |
Here you find short
copper and aluminium industry overviews. |
| CEEBIC |
This page includes
several market research reports related to Polish metal sector. |
| Canadian
Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Country market report
- The Natural Resources Sector in Poland. Targeted for Canadian exporters. |
| University
of Mining and Metallurgy |
General information
on university. |
Banking
| Title |
Description |
| European
Central Bank |
Information generated
by ECB and Monetary Financial Institutions is mostly about the issues
of EU, and information related directly to Poland is difficult to
find, unless uses for example google.com search engine with command
"Poland site:www.ecb.int" |
| Banks
and financial services |
List of banks and
financial service providers in Poland. |
| National
Bank of Poland |
Information on
Poland's monetary policy, financial markets etc. Under publications
sector available monthly journals of NBP, annual reports (covering
financial performance of Poland and especially the development of
banking sector), several monetary policy releases, inflation reports
since 1998, and information bulletins. Some statistics that are related
to monetary issues. |
| Polish
Bank Association |
The site is currently
only in Polish. |
| Warsaw
Stock Exchange |
The English version
can not be displayed. |
| Magnuson
Wahlin Law Firm |
Overview of the
Poland's banking and financial markets sector. Covers also the reforms
of the sector over the 1990s. This is the part of the report "Legal
aspects on foreign investments in Poland". Articles are written by
an independent Swedish lawyer. |
| Consulate
General of the Republic of Poland, Economic & Commercial Division |
Wide information
on doing business in Poland, ranging from EU integration to sector
analysis and trade regulations. |
| CEEBIC |
This page includes
several market research reports related to Polish financial sector. |
| Canadian
Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Country market
report - The Financial Services Sector in Poland. Targeted for Canadian
exporters. |
| Bank
Pekao SA |
The home page of
Poland's largest bank |
| Bank
for International Settlements |
Provides
information on worlds banking systems and the central banks of all
the countries. |
Tourism
Electronics
Trade
Aspects
Stock Exchange
| Title |
Description |
| Warsaw
Stock Exchange |
Trading information,
listed securities, statistics and news releases. Listed companies
information. Rules and regulations for companies and investors. |
| National
Depositary for Securities |
Information about
the status of NDS, legislative framework and statistics. |
| Central
Table of Offers |
CeTO is the institution
responsible for organisation and operation of public trading in securities
on the regulated off-Exchange market. The page is only in Polish. |
| National
Bank of Poland |
Information
on Poland's monetary policy, financial markets etc. Under publications
sector available monthly journals of NBP, annual reports (covering
financial performance of Poland and especially the development of
banking sector), several monetary policy releases, inflation reports
since 1998, and information bulletins. Some statistics that are related
to monetary issues. |
Politics
President
Government
Ministries
Local self-governance
Local self-government
organizations
Local self-government units
Territorial
government administration links
Portals with usefull information
Other
Legislative bodies
Parliament
Political parties
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