Leasing sector enjoys enormous H1 boom

As much as zł.14 billion accounted for movables and most of this sum comprised of leased vehicles. "We see a huge potential in the automotive sector. There is a clear growth in interest of SMEs to lease vehicles," said Wojciech Nowacki of the Leasing Association (ZPL). There is also a continuous growth in the segment of specialist transportation, which already accounts for 40% of sector's total value. Leasing of machines and industrial equipment, and those for the construction sector in particular, is also booming thanks to the blossoming real estate market. Also due to this fact, leasing of real-estate rose by over 400% to reach zł.1.4 billion in H1 2007. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5; Parkiet, p. 11) M.M.