According to data from Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency, the majority of contracts have been signed in such sectors as FMCG, lingerie and yachting. Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency member of the board, Bożena Czaja, stressed the importance of EU support, thanks to which entrepreneurs form the Polish macro-region have had the chance to participate in trade fairs, missions and conferences, where they meet with the global businesses.
Through such international cooperation, Polish companies create new jobs and develop their activities by creating new production lines, new factories and by buying new equipment.
The results of the survey show, that the largest value of all investments was recorded in the aviation sector, reaching in PLN 20m. In addition, the value of contracts signed by companies representing food sector was worth nearly PLN 100m and was the highest among all sectors. The Podkarpacie province signed contracts amounted to PLN 146m and was the leader in terms of Polish regions.
The Eastern Poland Economic Promotion Programme has been introduced to support the steady increase of economic competitiveness and attractiveness of the region. The EU, countries of the Persian Gulf, US, Russia, China, Korea, India are the most important markets of promotional activities of the Programme. The strategic sectors of the region include: food, wood and furniture, BPO, yachting, aviation, chemical, machinery, renewable energy and tourism.