More and more American companies in Poland, focusing on research and development. Nearly 50 thousand. our engineers, computer scientists, has already engaged in this.
According to GUS Polish trade with the US in 2015. Amounted to 9.7 billion dollars., While the United States was for the Polish 12th partner in exports with a share of 2, 3 percent. and 9 in the import share of 2.7 percent. For comparison, in 2008 Poland exported goods to the value of US $ 2.5 billion. (USA were 19. partner in export), import into Polish amounted to 4.6 billion dollars. (11th partner in imports in total).
Dynamic investment cooperation
Today, Americans are in first place among foreign investors in our country.
– US companies still excel, are the largest investors and is growing all the time. Recently have greater success in service, but all the time are being built or factory – emphasizes guest Ones Dorota Dabrowski, director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland (AmCham).
AmCham estimated total value of the investment engagement USA in Poland about 30 billion. American investors are present in our country for more than 25 years.
– This is more than 150 factories located in Poland and more than 150 service centers, which are growing all the time, and over 200 thousand. employees in these companies. This impressive numbers – adds guest Ones.
But you can certainly expect more.
– We have 70 percent. reinvestment, ie those companies that are already in Poland reinvest and create another factory. A sectors of cooperation to evolve, because it was eg. Automotive industry, now is the food sector, there is also the service sector – lists Dorota Dabrowski.
We won our human potential
also new is research and development, which is a natural consequence of the first investments.
– started from the assembly plant, but now production is becoming more and more complicated, and therefore created centers of thought engineering, where American companies use the potential to a Polish woman to lead research and development – explains the guest radio Ones.
it is used primarily human potential, as Americans bring technology, which is still in Poland do not have, but we have a very talented programmers, scientists and engineers .
– the human potential in Poland is huge, and such. Polish engineers perform services globally. Because that US companies provide the global reach – notes director Dorota Dabrowski.
What can change TTIP …
In the agreement, TTIP, on the transatlantic partnership in the field of trade and investment between the European Union and the United States, the most in terms of market liberalization. It has lead to the creation of the largest free trade zone in the world. This situation can be compared somewhat to the moment of entering Polish accession to the EU. When different groups, for example. Farmers were afraid of the consequences.
– And finally, there was liberalization, open markets, the free flow of people, money, goods, and we all benefit from this. Poland has benefited from joining the EU, not only because of the funds, but also increase the investment of European companies. Before, for example. This American companies were the strongest, and later appeared on the other. And these benefits are very large, and that both sides – considered guest Ones.
The mutual trade turnover between the European Union and the United States reaches each of 2 billion euros. The European Commission estimates that, thanks to a new agreement European economy can benefit from 119 billion euros per year (0.5 per cent. Of GDP).
… and who can lose on that?
But you can of course also speculate – who loses in the TTIP? All the time are conducted the analysis, but which forecast GDP growth for all participants, reducing the cost of the consumer, increasing foreign investment, and especially in Poland.
– Currently, Polish Polish trade with the US is not particularly surprising, though all growing. However, it is relatively small, because these relationships are more investment than trade. But Poland is also very important indirect trading partner, as the largest European partner of the United States are Germany, Poland and many exports to Germany. Is also very much present in the chain and the benefits have simply this flow – says Dorota Dabrowski.
Americans are cheaper agricultural products and food, which is why TTIP worried farmers. But it is not only cheaper food, but also allow for the use of GMOs. In the United GMOs applies to 70 million hectares in Europe for a total of 1 million hectares in the eight countries where it is permitted.
– According to negotiators standards are not to be reduced. It is of course a question of consumer information and the range of choice. Especially that Polish agriculture really stands out when it comes to quality, especially the matter of organic production – marks the guest radio Ones.
Los TTIP will be decided by the end of the year?
it turns out, however, that the negotiations on the transatlantic partnership in the field of trade and investment, as officially called the future free trade agreement between the EU and the USA, they are not simple and are sustained.
– the negotiations are not simple, but it is the political will and the pressure to get it finished. And before the end of the term of President Obama. And even before the political changes, the election in the European Union. So the point is that TTIP existed until the end of the year – – underlines guest Ones Dorota Dabrowski, director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland.
Even before the holiday to be held two rounds of negotiations, the Transatlantic Partnership in Trade and Investment between the United States and the European Union. TTIP is to eventually go much further than previous trade agreements, involving only the reduction of tariff rates. The agreement provides for the removal of regulatory barriers or mutual recognition of standards in order to reduce costs for exporters, importers and investors.
Sylwia Zadrożna, mb
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