The worldwide phenomenon of the Pokémon mobile game does not omit Poland. Warsaw and the rest of the country, after being bombarded with news reports on the new game, hopped on the bandwagon. The launch of the game in Poland took place on the 17th of July, three days after the app premiered in the…
According to Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło, Poland needs some good PR. The world needs to hear more about Poland’s economic success and the companies that are building it. That is why a new public body will be created: Polish National Foundation. The institution’s main goal will be to work on Poland’s image abroad and…
MIT Technology Review published a list of top Polish innovators under the age of 35. The ranking includes 10 entrepreneurs with amazing, creative ideas that may change the world we live in. MIT Technology Review was founded in 1899. The tech magazine is published in three countries. Online service has 13 editions. It has two…
Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s Minister of Development, has a plan. Soon, Poland will join the green revolution. Polish economy is to get a boost from electric mobility, he says. Electric cars do not enjoy great popularity in Poland, but so far the government did not act in any way to jolt interest in this technology. The…
Numerous cities in Poland has city bike rental, but not a single place decided to offer its citizens and visitors carsharing service. It appear that the title of the trailblazer will soon go to Kraków. It has been announced the city council is going to carry out technical consultations on this matter. The city wants…
It is official – Google has plans to introduce its mobile payment system Android Pay to Poland in the second half of 2016. The information was shared by Erika Wool from Google, who called Poland one of the company’s priority markets. Details are to be revealed in the summer. The new system which allows customers…
What banking has to do with transportation services? Apparently, quite a lot. Polish Alior Bank and Silicon Valley’s car transport company Uber have recently forged an alliance. Alior Bank is household name in Poland, boasting a network of 800 branches and agents across the country and over 3 million clients. The company is active in…
Daimer AG, a German automotive corporation best known as the owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, chose Poland for the location of their new factory. The plant is to assemble two types of car engines. The plans of the Stuttgart-based company were much talked about in the previous couple of weeks. Other locations that the Germans…
Ryanair, the biggest European budget airline, announced bold plans for the months to come. The carries wants to build up their network and add new destinations at Modlin Airport. But that is not all. The company will soon start operating from Chopin Airport in Warsaw. Ryanair has been present in Poland since 2005 and is…
Supreme Audit Office (NIK) conducted a study of how Polish fiscal control authorities tackle tax fraud. The results? Ministry of Finance has a lot to work on. NIK took a look into the activities the Ministry of Finance and is subordinates took upon to counteract VAT fraud and tax avoidance and to retrieve the money…
