PAIiIZ: 193,000 Poles in BPO sector

The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) reports that the business services sector currently employs more than 193,000 people, becoming the largest and the fastest growing employer in Poland. "There are 193,000 people working in 852 business services centers, which are located in 27 cities all around Poland. The most popular specializations are the development of software, management of applications, finance & accounting," a report found. In the last 15 months PAIiIZ finalized 71 investment projects worth €844 million in total. Currently, PAIiIZ is carrying out 180 investment projects, totaling €3.6 billion, which may create 40,838 jobs.