British Polish Chamber of Commerce

In recent years, polished concrete has been increasingly popular in commercial buildings, mainly due to improved sanding techniques resulting in an increasingly attractive floor finish. In turn, seamless resin floors are more durable. Additionally, the total cost of their application is lower in the whole life cycle of the building. To choose between these technologies, one should know their most important features that decide which solution works better in specific conditions.

In 2022 new and refreshed CIT incentives were introduced. Nowadays taxpayers can benefit from different deductions while developing their business, starting from the concept through test production ending with the promotion focused on sales increase. Additional support for acquisitions is also possible. Those who consider new investments may ask for a CIT exemption in return for their expenses.

Crown Square, an office building located near Rondo Daszyńskiego metro station in Warsaw, will welcome three new tenants: Foodcom, Orifarm and Avenga. The landlord was advised on the transactions by real estate advisory firm Savills.

Adventum Group has entrusted JLL advisors with the commercialisation of the retail and service section of the popular Sky Tower multifunctional complex in Wrocław.

International law firm Clifford Chance advised mBank on the issue of two series of green bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 75 million by R.Power. The bonds were taken up by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and mBank. The funds raised will be used to develop a portfolio of projects in Poland and abroad.

Global real estate advisory firm Savills has advised Balmoral Properties on the disposal of three office buildings of the Browar Lubicz complex in Krakow. The new owner of the property is French-based PAREF Gestion, which acquired it on behalf of SCPI Interpierre Europe Centrale.  

PV investment projects are growing year by year. During the webinar we will discuss legal and tax developments in the PV industry.

The Warsaw office market is showing signs of a long-awaited recovery, says real estate advisory firm Savills. Office take-up hit 273,200 sq m in the first three months of the year, which were one the best-performing quarters in the history of the capital. Savills forecasts that with office availability continuously shrinking in the city centre, the market is set for further rental growth next year.

Rapidly rising energy prices, inflation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the long-term need to fight climate change have all focused businesses' attention on energy costs. Manufacturers in particular are struggling. Ryszard Stefański, director of the business development department at EWE Polska, talks to the BPCC's Michael Dembinski, about how businesses can cut energy costs by investing in renewable sources, as well as doing more to save energy.

Agnieszka Brzóska, vice-president of the Sue Ryder Foundation talks to the BPCC’s Michael Dembinski about the challenges of running a charity in Poland at a time of crisis.