
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank has played a leading role in financing the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland, each with a 740 MW capacity. With a EUR 3 billion financing for each project, KfW IPEX-Bank, as … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank has played a leading role in financing the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland, each with a 740 MW capacity. With a EUR 3 billion financing for each project, KfW IPEX-Bank, as … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Baltyk 2, Baltyk 3, Coal Phase-Out, energy transition, Equinor, Euler Hermes, European export industry, export credit agencies, financing, greenhouse gas emissions, KfW IPEX-Bank, Offshore wind, offshore wind market, partnership, Poland, Polenergia, renewable energy, Siemens SG 14-236 DD, sustainability, Velibor Marjanovic
(IN BRIEF) Kawczyński Logistics has expanded its fleet with 75 new Mercedes-Benz Actros L ProCabin 1848 LS trucks, delivered by Sobiesław Zasada Automotive. The new vehicles, which replace older models, are designed for long-distance transport, offering advanced safety features and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1848 LS, Active Brake Assist 6, Daimler Truck Poland, driver assistance systems, fleet expansion, fleet investment, fuel efficiency, General Safety Regulation, international transport, Kawczyński Logistics, logistics, long-distance transport, Mercedes-Benz Actros L ProCabin, partnership, safety systems, Sobiesław Zasada Automotive, Stanisław Kawczyński, sustainability, truck delivery
(IN BRIEF) Orano announced the launch of serial production of the 30B-10 cylinders at the World Nuclear Supply Chain (WNSC) symposium in Warsaw, designed to transport Low Enriched Uranium Plus (LEU+) enriched up to 10%. The new DN30-X package, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged 30B-10 cylinders, criticality control, DN30-X package, France, LEU+, neutrophilic control rods, NRC license, nuclear regulatory commission, nuclear supply chain, Orano, Small Modular Reactors, transportation solutions, United States, uranium hexafluoride, uranium transport, World Nuclear Supply Chain symposium
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Upstream Norway, together with its license partners, has made a new oil discovery in the Skarv area of the Norwegian Sea, estimated at 3-7 million barrels. Another discovery was made during drilling, with resources estimated at 1-2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Poland, Technology
Tagged Aker BP, Baltic Pipe, E-prospect discovery, energy transition, Equinor Energy, Harbour Energy Norge, Norwegian Continental Shelf, Norwegian Sea, offshore production, oil and gas exploration, oil discovery, oil fields, oil reserves, ORLEN Upstream Norway, partnership, production infrastructure, Skarv area, Skarv FPSO, sustainability, Wiesław Prugar
(IN BRIEF) ALDI has signed a lease for a 43,000 sqm warehouse at CTPark Warsaw Emilianów, marking its third distribution center in Poland. The new facility, designed to optimize ALDI’s logistics, will feature temperature-controlled zones and advanced fire safety systems. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ALDI, CTP, CTPark Warsaw Emilianów, industrial space, logistics development, logistics expansion, Mazovia region, partnership, Poland distribution, refrigeration zones, supply chain efficiency, sustainability, temperature-controlled delivery, warehouse lease
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Investments has inaugurated its first solar park in Poland, a 29 MW installation in Recz developed with Enerparc. The project adds to Ingka Group’s renewable energy portfolio in the country, which now includes seven wind farms and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Poland, Retail, Technology
Tagged clean energy, energy storage, energy transition, Enerparc, Ewa Teodorczyk, Frederik de Jong, green energy infrastructure, IKEA, IKEA climate goals, IKEA net zero, IKEA Poland, Ingka Investments, partnership, renewable energy, solar energy, solar park Recz, sustainability, wind farms, wind power Poland
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a regional loan of up to €120 million to AFI Europe to fund its expansion in Serbia, Poland, Romania, and Czechia. The financing will support the development of AFI’s modern portfolio in central and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Real Estate, Romania, Serbia, United Kingdom
Tagged AFI Europe, AFI Properties Ltd, Anat Dafna, CEE, commercial properties, Corporate Climate Governance, Czechia, EBRD, EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Green Economy Transition, green transition, housing challenges, partnership, Poland, private rented sector, real estate expansion, regional loan, residential, Romania, SERBIA, sustainability, sustainability certifications, Vlaho Kojakovic, €120 million
(IN BRIEF) Alstom will provide advanced rail traffic control systems for the modernization of the Poznań freight bypass, a project that will enhance the capacity of crucial railway lines no. 395 and 352. Under a contract with Krakowskie Zakłady Automatyki … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Adam Juretko, Alstom, centralised rail control, ERTMS, freight transport, infrastructure investment, interlocking systems, Krakowskie Zakłady Automatyki S.A., line block devices, management systems, partnership, Paweł Mentel, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, Poland, Poznań Franowo, Poznań freight bypass, Poznań IV Local Control Centre, rail traffic control, rail-road crossings, railway modernization, signalling systems, sustainability, traffic control devices, Warsaw Metro
(IN BRIEF) Ferrovial, through its Polish subsidiary Budimex, is at the forefront of the Rail Baltica project in Estonia, tasked with constructing a 58.08-kilometer high-speed railway from Pärnu to the Latvian border. Valued at around EUR332 million (approximately PLN 1.4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Estonia, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 249 km per hour, alliance contract, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Budimex, construction, defect liability, design, Estonia, Estonian state budget, European Union, Ferrovial, high-speed railway, Ingérop Conseil et Ingénierie, KMG Infra OÜ, Latvian border, Pärnu, Rail Baltica, WSP Finland Oy
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group is strengthening its market position in Poland through a strategic investment in Phinance, a leading financial broker with an extensive network of customers and consultants. This move comes on the heels of the 2024 merger … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Poland
Tagged Beesafe, CEE, Compensa Non-Life, consultants, customers, diversified sales strategy, financial broker, GROWTH, Harald Riener, insurance expertise, InterRisk, life insurance, MERGER, Phinance, Polish market, UOKiK, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Life, Vienna PTE, VIG
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN and Naftogaz of Ukraine have signed a new natural gas supply contract, ensuring deliveries for Ukrainian consumers starting in April. This is the second contract under a cooperation agreement signed earlier this year, with the gas being … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Poland, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine
Tagged 100 million cubic meters, contract, Cooperation Agreement, energy diversification, energy security, Ireneusz Fąfara, Klaipeda terminal, Lithuania, LNG cargo, March 2025, Memorandum of Understanding, Naftogaz, Natural Gas Supply, ORLEN, Poland, Polish-Ukrainian border, regasification, Roman Chumak, Świnoujście LNG terminal, trading expertise, UKRAINE, United States
(IN BRIEF) H&M has announced its first-ever collaboration with Polish designer Magda Butrym, set to launch on 24 April 2025 at hm.com and in select stores. The collection, which celebrates Slavic-inspired femininity through a central rose motif, revisits iconic pieces … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 10-year anniversary, 24 April 2025, accessories, archival pieces, collaboration, contemporary fashion, crochet lace gown, designer collaboration, femininity, flower earrings, H&M, hm.com, jewellery, Magda Butrym, partnership, Polish designer, ready-to-wear, red ruffled gown, rose motif, select stores, silk headscarves, Slavic style, tailored garments, womenswear
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has acquired 100% of Aion Bank and Vodeno for €376 million, marking a significant milestone in its Unlocked strategy to boost digital banking. This acquisition provides the bank with an advanced, cloud-based core banking platform that features … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Aion Bank, API connectivity, Banking-as-a-Service, CEO Andrea Orcel, CET1 ratio impact, cloud-based core banking platform, cost income ratio, digital banking transformation, European market expansion, INNOVATION, partnership, Polish market, ROAC, smart contract technology, technological expertise, UNICREDIT, Unlocked strategy, Vodeno, Western European expansion, €200 million investment, €376 million acquisition
(IN BRIEF) The European Film Festival Integration You and Me, which claims to champion disability inclusion, recently disqualified the film Unspoken Truth—a documentary about severe chronic stuttering—on the grounds that the festival did not recognize stuttering as a disability. Despite … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Netherlands, Poland
Tagged ABC, awareness, disability, diversity, Dutch, film festivals, filmmakers, inclusivity, indiefilm, Netherlands, Poland, shortfilm, social issues, stuttering, United Nations, Unspoken Truth, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) EBRD Venture Capital has led a $44 million Series B investment round for Nomagic, a Polish robotics company specializing in autonomous systems for logistics and e-commerce. The funding will support the company’s product development and expand its market … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Technology
Tagged 3PLs, AI, AI-powered robotic picking, Almaz Capital, artificial intelligence, Bruno Lusic, Central and Eastern Europe, E-Commerce, e-commerce distributors, early-stage investments, EBRD Venture Capital, fashion, groceries, growth-stage investments, Kacper Nowicki, Khosla Ventures, labour shortages, logistics, marketing, Nomagic, Operational Efficiency, pharmaceuticals, Poland, Product Development, retail, robot-as-a-service, robotics, sales, Series B funding, supply chain, technology companies, warehouse automation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Investment Fund (EIF), and Santander Bank Polska have joined forces to launch a new synthetic securitisation agreement aimed at bolstering support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Poland, particularly those … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Poland, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged business funding, climate projects, diversity, economic growth, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financial inclusion, funding, gender equality, gender finance, Inclusion, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Magdalena Proga-Stępień, Merete Clausen, partnership, Poland, Santander Bank Polska, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development, synthetic securitisation, Teresa Czerwinska, Women Entrepreneurship