This presentation was made by Michael Clay on the 2nd June at the Polish Embassy in London as a member of the Board of the British Polish Chamber of Commerce

1. Michael Clay, Board Member, BPCC

7. Poland has a competitive economy The Alllianz/Lisbon Council study , published on 9 March 2009, ranks EU countries according to six key criteria including economic growth, productivity growth, jobs, human capital, future-oriented investment and sustainable public finances. Overall, Poland comes in at No. 2 with strong performances on economic growth and productivity growth, where it finishes No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

8. Central and Eastern Europe Latvia, Hungary, Ukraine – these are the countries with most serious problems . Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia – these are the countries likely to be least affected by crisis

12. Announced job losses across EU

14. Tesco BP GlaxoSmithKline Pilkington Cadbury’s Shell Largest British investors in Poland Unilever Arcelor Mittal Aviva (Commercial Union) Provident Associated British Foods HSBC

15. Fill fill GBP billions Source: Office of National Statistics, UKTI Trade between UK and Poland

18. GDP grow ing faster than ‘old’ EU Source: Eurostat *2008, 2009 forecasts (Economist) Growth compared

19. FDI destinations and unemployment Source: GUS

20. FDI destinations and unemployment Source: GUS

21. The weak Pound Zloty appreciation in %age terms (1 May ‘04=0 % ) £1 = 7.15 zł £1 = 4 . 85 zł Monthly average value of PLN. Source - NBP

23. Wrocław Warszawa Kraków Silesian agglomeration Poznań Łódź Where to find human resources Wrocław Warsaw Kraków Silesian agglomeration Poznań Łódź Wroclaw Warsaw Krakow Silesian agglomeration Poznan Lodz Tri-City Source: GUS, July 2008 Bydgoszcz Torun Polish unemployment

27. Export to Poland www.exportpoland.co.uk Thank you Michael Clay Member of the Board www.bpcc.org.pl