Total investment in SEZs to reach PLN 100 bln - KPMG

The total investment volume in Poland’s special economic zones over the 20-year period of their existence could reach PLN 100 billion in 2014, and the number of employees – 287,000, a 7.7 percent increase over last year’s employment, according to a report by consultancy KPMG. “According to the estimates of management boards, the investment volumes carried out in 2014 in special economic zones will be 7.5 percent higher than in the previous year and amount to over PLN 7.8 billion. In absolute terms, this would be the highest result in five years,” KPMG wrote in the report. The report also revealed that companies operating within Polish SEZs are satisfied with the business conditions in the zones. None of the 14 zones is expecting a decrease in employment.