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    Insights | Evidence briefs

    Read the evidence behind the investment decision.

    Short, source-led briefs connect current indicators to the questions investors need to validate.

    Verified source library

    Four evidence streams. One decision framework.

    Each brief uses facts checked against the uploaded reports and points to the relevant evidence room.

    Macroeconomic review

    Growth, trade and industrial activity

    A compact reading of Poland’s latest macro indicators, separating observed data from forecasts.

    Publisher
    Polish Investment and Trade Agency / primary statistical sources
    Reference
    August 2026

    3.5%

    GDP growth forecast (2026)

    +4.6%

    Year-on-year export growth (January–June 2026)

    +3.6%

    Growth in sold industrial production, January–July 2026 vs January–July 2025 (January–July 2026)

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    Investment evidence

    Foreign investment stock and 2024 flows

    Historical investment context from National Bank of Poland data, without treating one year’s inflow as a trend or record.

    Publisher
    National Bank of Poland
    Reference
    2024

    PLN 1.51 tn

    Foreign direct investment stock in Poland (End-2025)

    PLN 65.5 bn

    FDI inflow into Poland (2025)

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    Sector evidence

    Business services in Poland

    The size and structure of the sector at the end of Q1 2026, including SSC / GBS, IT and R&D operations.

    Publisher
    ABSL
    Reference
    Q1 2026

    500,500

    Professionals employed in Poland's business services centres (Q1 2026)

    2,179

    Business services centres operating in Poland (Q1 2026)

    1,303

    Companies operating business services centres in Poland (Q1 2026)

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    Investor support

    Polish Investment Zone decision framework

    How location, company size, eligible costs and project status affect the support assessment. No project is declared eligible automatically.

    Publisher
    Polish Investment and Trade Agency
    Reference
    2025–2027 rules

    14

    Regional areas managed by Special Economic Zone management companies (2025)

    12 years

    Minimum duration of a Decision on Support (2025)

    15 years

    Maximum duration of a Decision on Support (2025)

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    Evidence before promotion.

    Forecasts remain forecasts, estimates remain estimates, and investment support remains subject to the project. Source details are available from every data card.

    Apply the evidence to your project.

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