Wizz Air has announced plans to further expand its operations from Poland with the launch of two new routes - from Warsaw to Madrid and from Gdansk to Barcelona.

Central Europe continues to play a significant role on the industrial real estate map, and despite the rebalancing of the global economy, the market saw a number of major transactions; last year, around 1.5 million square metres of modern industrial space was let in the Central European region.

The Warsaw Stock Exchange has received the “Recognised Stock Exchange” designation from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The designation awarded to the WSE Main List and the retail EU-regulated segment of Catalyst will make these markets more attractive and accessible for UK-based investors.

A delegation of Australian companies will visit Warsaw and Katowice in March 2010 to seek cooperative alliances and business opportunities with Polish coal mining companies.

CFM market hibernated
The year 2009 was one of the worst periods in the history of the CFM sector in Poland. The so far rapidly growing interest in CFM and the noted 20-30% increase in sales are – for now – in the past. The CFM market expanded by 5.3% y-o-y in 2009. At the end of year, there were 130,500 cars in managed company fleets, the newest report by Keralla Institute shows.

EXATEL SA will participate in the world's largest ICT tradeshow CeBIT 2010, which begins next Tuesday, March 2, in Hannover and lasts four days. Over 4 thousand companies from nearly 70 countries, including 21 Polish companies will take part in the event. The number of visitors is estimated at half a million.

Eastern European market characteristics offer unique opportunities for technology innovators and basic card providers. Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries with less developed banking systems, labour markets and IT and communications infrastructures can leapfrog over the established banking and payment infrastructures present in other parts of Europe to become more entrenched in smart card based payment methods.

Last year proved to be very fruitful with regard to new investments in office space in Łódź. The construction of nearly 40 thousand square metres of modern office space was completed and further 50 thousand square metres is in the process of completion. Is it a good prospect for the city which had a little more than 80 thousand square metres of B+ and A class office space in 2008? Does the city need so many office blocks? Will they have a positive influence on the development process of Łódź or become frightening, uninhabited buildings?