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Chevrolet Made by FSO
The Warsaw-based Factory of Passenger Cars (FSO) has already manufactured first sedan Aveo Chevrolets. Since 2005, the factory has been owned by Ukravto, which is one of the largest automotive companies in Ukraine. The new car will be produced under the license of GM Daewoo, a branch of General Motors based in South Korea. In 2008, the FSO is to manufacture as many as 60,000 cars, and the following year, this number is to reach 100,000. At its full capacity, at the level of 220,000-240,000 cars annually, the Warsaw factory may soon increase the number of cars produced in Poland from 700,000 to 900,000 a year.
Polish Preferences
Brands that give us satisfaction - is the title of a survey which has been carried out for the first time in Poland. It showed winning companies in 25 categories. The following examples present some of them: in the category of cars - Volkswagen (the main award), and Opel (a mention); in the category of car insurances - Warta; petrol stations - Shell (the winner), BP, and Statoil (mentions); telephones - Nokia; television sets - LG (the winner), Sony and Philips (mentions); video cameras - Sony; refrigerators - Whirlpool (the winner), and Amica (a mention); washing machines - Bosh (the winner), Candy and Whirlpool (mentions); paints - SigmaKaton Deco Polska Dekoral (the winner), ICNDulux, FfiL, and nieka (mentions); supermarkets - Piotr i Pawe (the winner), Kaufland, and Lidl (mentions); hypermarkets - Auchan; and shopping centers - Arkadia in Warsaw.
Warsaw Attracts Tourists
Warsaw has the 29th position on the list of the top 150 cities that are most frequently visited by tourists. It has outdistanced such famous metropolises as Las Vegas and Milan. According to the report developed by the Euromonitor International analytical company itled Top 150 City Destinations, the capital of Poland has also outstripped, for instance, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Florence, Lisbon, Kraków, Oslo and Jerusalem. Last year, Warsaw was visited by 2.9 million tourists. The first position on the list is occupied by London (15.6 million tourists), followed by Bangkok (10.3 million), and Paris (9.7 million). Experts in the field claim that Polandís popularity with tourists should be attributed to its freshness, and that Warsaw -stealsî tourists from those cities which are already very well known. Apart from that, our country lures visitors with cheap services and infrastructure, which is continuing to improve.
The Witcher Is a Success
The Witcher (Wiedümin) is the name of the most expensive and best-known computer game. When it entered shops at the end of October, computer game players stormed them, which resulted in record sales - as many as over 35,000 games were sold within the first three days. The game was based on the saga by the Polish fantasy writer, Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher is a watershed phenomenon not only on the market of computer games, but also in the whole Polish entertainment sector, according to experts in the field. The Witcher has received many good reviews and it was an IGN Editorís Choice Award, a prestigious award granted to best books only.
High Economic Growth
High economic growth in Poland should continue for at least a few next quarters. It can be, however, accompanied by an intense growth of prices, according to a report of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) on inflation, which is to exceed 2.5% at the end of this year, and to reach 3.5% in the second quarter of 2009, unless interest rates are not changed in this period. Moreover, the report of the NBP also states that this year the Gross Domestic Product is to increase by some 6.5%, and in the following years the pace of economic growth is to reach about 5.3%.
Gazprom in Poland
Gazprom, a Russian energy giant, may enter the Polish fuel market. Gazprom is having talks with the British fuel concern BP, concerning a takeover of its network of petrol stations in Poland. Gazprom itself may become its operator in the framework of a joint venture with the ally from the United Kingdom, or the network may be taken over by Gazprom Nieft, which is an oil branch of the gas giant, and which will have to spend even as much as USD 600 million on BP petrol stations, the number of which exceeds 300. Analysts, however, do not forecast a revolution on the Polish market - the leading positions of PKN Orlen and the Lotos Group will not be threatened.
Ecological Food
Poland is to face a boom on the market of ecological food, the value of which is estimated at PLN 300 million. Experts assess that in the next years the market is to grow at the level of 30% annually. The largest share in the sales of this type of products will be taken by small shops, unlike in other states of the European Union, where they are best sold in big supermarkets. A small number of ecological farms and food processing manufacturers, which at present is slightly above 9,000, comes as an opportunity to small shops. Analysts estimate that in 2008, the total number of shops with ecological food is to grow in Poland by 10%. Nowadays, there are 300 of them, which means that there are eight shops like that per 1 million inhabitants. To compare, in Germany there are 194 shops of the kind per 1 million inhabitants and in the Czech Republic - 54
The Warsaw-based Factory of Passenger Cars (FSO) has already manufactured first sedan Aveo Chevrolets. Since 2005, the factory has been owned by Ukravto, which is one of the largest automotive companies in Ukraine. The new car will be produced under the license of GM Daewoo, a branch of General Motors based in South Korea. In 2008, the FSO is to manufacture as many as 60,000 cars, and the following year, this number is to reach 100,000. At its full capacity, at the level of 220,000-240,000 cars annually, the Warsaw factory may soon increase the number of cars produced in Poland from 700,000 to 900,000 a year.
Polish Preferences
Brands that give us satisfaction - is the title of a survey which has been carried out for the first time in Poland. It showed winning companies in 25 categories. The following examples present some of them: in the category of cars - Volkswagen (the main award), and Opel (a mention); in the category of car insurances - Warta; petrol stations - Shell (the winner), BP, and Statoil (mentions); telephones - Nokia; television sets - LG (the winner), Sony and Philips (mentions); video cameras - Sony; refrigerators - Whirlpool (the winner), and Amica (a mention); washing machines - Bosh (the winner), Candy and Whirlpool (mentions); paints - SigmaKaton Deco Polska Dekoral (the winner), ICNDulux, FfiL, and nieka (mentions); supermarkets - Piotr i Pawe (the winner), Kaufland, and Lidl (mentions); hypermarkets - Auchan; and shopping centers - Arkadia in Warsaw.
Warsaw Attracts Tourists
Warsaw has the 29th position on the list of the top 150 cities that are most frequently visited by tourists. It has outdistanced such famous metropolises as Las Vegas and Milan. According to the report developed by the Euromonitor International analytical company itled Top 150 City Destinations, the capital of Poland has also outstripped, for instance, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Florence, Lisbon, Kraków, Oslo and Jerusalem. Last year, Warsaw was visited by 2.9 million tourists. The first position on the list is occupied by London (15.6 million tourists), followed by Bangkok (10.3 million), and Paris (9.7 million). Experts in the field claim that Polandís popularity with tourists should be attributed to its freshness, and that Warsaw -stealsî tourists from those cities which are already very well known. Apart from that, our country lures visitors with cheap services and infrastructure, which is continuing to improve.
The Witcher Is a Success
The Witcher (Wiedümin) is the name of the most expensive and best-known computer game. When it entered shops at the end of October, computer game players stormed them, which resulted in record sales - as many as over 35,000 games were sold within the first three days. The game was based on the saga by the Polish fantasy writer, Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher is a watershed phenomenon not only on the market of computer games, but also in the whole Polish entertainment sector, according to experts in the field. The Witcher has received many good reviews and it was an IGN Editorís Choice Award, a prestigious award granted to best books only.
High Economic Growth
High economic growth in Poland should continue for at least a few next quarters. It can be, however, accompanied by an intense growth of prices, according to a report of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) on inflation, which is to exceed 2.5% at the end of this year, and to reach 3.5% in the second quarter of 2009, unless interest rates are not changed in this period. Moreover, the report of the NBP also states that this year the Gross Domestic Product is to increase by some 6.5%, and in the following years the pace of economic growth is to reach about 5.3%.
Gazprom in Poland
Gazprom, a Russian energy giant, may enter the Polish fuel market. Gazprom is having talks with the British fuel concern BP, concerning a takeover of its network of petrol stations in Poland. Gazprom itself may become its operator in the framework of a joint venture with the ally from the United Kingdom, or the network may be taken over by Gazprom Nieft, which is an oil branch of the gas giant, and which will have to spend even as much as USD 600 million on BP petrol stations, the number of which exceeds 300. Analysts, however, do not forecast a revolution on the Polish market - the leading positions of PKN Orlen and the Lotos Group will not be threatened.
Ecological Food
Poland is to face a boom on the market of ecological food, the value of which is estimated at PLN 300 million. Experts assess that in the next years the market is to grow at the level of 30% annually. The largest share in the sales of this type of products will be taken by small shops, unlike in other states of the European Union, where they are best sold in big supermarkets. A small number of ecological farms and food processing manufacturers, which at present is slightly above 9,000, comes as an opportunity to small shops. Analysts estimate that in 2008, the total number of shops with ecological food is to grow in Poland by 10%. Nowadays, there are 300 of them, which means that there are eight shops like that per 1 million inhabitants. To compare, in Germany there are 194 shops of the kind per 1 million inhabitants and in the Czech Republic - 54
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