Growth expected in medical equipment market

The Polish medical equipment market has grown to PLN 6.5 billion in 2013, according to sector chamber of commerce Polmed, quoted by Rzeczpospolita. The sector is expected to grow further, by 5-8 percent annually. In 2014 Polmed forecasts a value of nearly PLN 7 billion. On of the main drivers in the sector is exports, which has grown to as much as PLN 2.5 billion in 2013. It is headed mostly to Germany (42 percent), France (10 percent), the USA (8 percent) and EU countries.