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Investment attractiveness named best Katowice capital

February 8, 2016 Katowice the City 0

On Monday, PwC presented a detailed report on the growth potential of the Katowice metropolis. Conclusions are mildly positive. Authors also pointed out that it is hard to make an unequivocal statement concerning some of the development factors. Investment attractiveness of Katowice gathered the best score.

In the overall ranking of the „Report on Polish metropolises 2015”, Katowice was ranked fourth after …

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Katowice metropolis ranked 4th by PwC

January 14, 2016 Katowice the City 0

PwC has prepared third edition of its report on the 12 largest Polish cities presenting the growth potential and based on a methodology developed by the consulting company. Katowice was ranked the 4th best developed metropolis in the overall ranking.

As it was in 2007 and 2011, when PwC has published the former editions of the reports, in analysing the development potential …

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MAUS sets to create metropolis

December 16, 2015 Katowice the City 0

The Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia (MAUS) announced unanimously on Tuesday the willing to create a metropolis and consolidate the area. Members of the association made oneself acquainted with the status of works on the so called metropolitan act, which has been prepared by the Polish government.

Also a consulting team was appointed to analyze legal issues of the act and to prepare …

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One year of Katowice mayor

December 9, 2015 Katowice the City 0

Marcin Krupa, Katowice mayor, has summed up 365 days of his presidency. He focused on 10 tasks, which had been prepared and presented during his election campaign over a year ago. Now, the mayor adds two additional assignments – establishment of a metropolis and improvement of air quality.

Marcin Krupa promised last year to fulfill all the 10 tasks during …

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2 500 workplaces in BSC sector by end of 2015

November 12, 2014 Katowice the City 0

The Association of Business Service Leaders in Poland (ABSL) together with JLL and Hays Poland has published a new report on the business services centers (BSC) sector in Katowice and the agglomeration. According to the research, there are 64 centers operating in the area, which employ approximately 15 000 specialists.

The future of the sector development in the region looks …