FLANDERS INVESTMENT & TRADE MARKET SURVEY

BEER MARKET

IN POLAND

Beer market in Poland | November 2014 0

BEER MARKET IN POLAND

Flanders Investment & Trade Poznań

Embassy of Belgium – ul. Bukowska 12, pok. 119 – 60-810 Poznań - Poland

T: +48 61 865 38 13 – E-mail: poznan@fitagency.com

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1. A macro economic overview

Basic information about Poland

AREA 312,679 km2

POPULATION 38.5 million

CAPITAL Warsaw: 1.7 million

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

16 Voivodeships, 314 Poviats, 2479 Municipalities

Link to the map:

https://administracja.mac.gov.pl/adm/baza-jst/mapa-administracyjna/278,MAPA-ADMINISTRACYJNA.html

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament (460 representatives), the Senat, the upper chamber of the Polish parliament (100 representatives).

Next parliamentary election: October 2015

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

President (5-year term), Council of Ministers (4-year term).

Next presidential elections: May 2015

Next local elections: November 2018

JUDICIAL BRANCH Supreme Court, common courts, administrative courts, military courts

TIME ZONE GMT +1

CURRENCY Złoty (PLN); exchange rate 1 EUR = ca. 4.22 PLN (11.2014)

Source: Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency

GDP

In 2013 the Polish GDP amounted to EUR 391 billion. There’s a 3.3% rise anticipated for 2014:

Year EUR billion € Growth

2011 365 4,8%

2012 382 1,8%

2013 391 1,7%

2014 n.a. Forecast: 3,3%

Source: Central Statistical Office