Economy
See also: List of corporations in PoznańPoznań has been an important trade centre since the Middle Ages. Starting in the 19th century, local heavy industry began to grow. Several major factories were built, including the Hipolit Cegielski steel mill and railway factory (see H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A.).
Nowadays Poznań is one of the major trade centers in Poland. Poznań is regarded as the second most prosperous city in Poland after Warsaw. The city of Poznań produced PLN 31.8 billion of Poland's gross domestic product in 2006. It boasts a GDP per capita of 200,4% (2008) of Poland's average. Furthermore, Poznań had very low unemployment rate of 2.3% as of May 2009. For comparison, Poland's national unemployment rate was over 10%.
Many Western European companies have established their Polish headquarters in Poznań or in the nearby towns of Tarnowo Podgórne and Swarzędz. Most foreign investors are German and Dutch companies (see List of corporations in Poznań), with a few others. Investors are mostly from the food processing, furniture, automotive and transport and logistics industries. Foreign companies are primarily attracted by low labour costs and by the relatively good road and railway network, good vocational skills of workers and relatively liberal employment laws.
The recently built Stary Browar shopping center contains many high-end shops and is considered one of the best in Europe. It has won an award for the best shopping center in the world in the medium-sized commercial buildings category. Other notable shopping centers in the city include Galeria Malta, one of the largest in Central Europe, and the shops at the Hotel Bazar, a historical hotel and commercial center in the Old Town.
This is a list of major corporations based in Poznań and the city's vicinity.
- QXL Poland Sp. z o.o. (Allegro), Poznań
- Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja sp. z o.o (Biedronka), Poznań
- Grupa Energetyczna Enea SA, Poznań
- Volkswagen Poznań sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Kompania Piwowarska SA, Poznań
- Selgros Cash & Carry sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Skoda Auto Polska, Poznań
- Eurocash sp. z o.o., Poznań
- GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals SA, Poznań
- KDWT SA, Poznań
- Żabka Polska SA, Poznań
- Wrigley Poland sp. z o.o., Poznań
- miniMal sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Man Star Trucks & Buses sp. z o.o, Tarnowo Podgórne, Poznań metro
- Grupa Raben, near Kórnik, Poznań metro
- Beiersdorf-Lechia SA, Poznań
- Aluplast sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Lidl Polska sp. z o.o., Tarnowo Podgórne, Poznań metro
- Kuehne & Nagel sp. z o.o., Gądki near Poznań
- Apexim AB SA, Poznań
- Arko PH s.j., Komorniki, Poznań metro
- Zespół Elektrociepłowni Poznańskich SA, Poznań
- Hydrobudowa 9 sp. z o.o., Poznań
- H. Cegielski-Poznań SA, Poznań
- Maxer SA, Poznań
- Centra SA, Poznań
- Bridgestone Poland sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Rehau sp. z o.o., near Tarnowo Podgórne, Poznań metro
- Marol sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z. o.o., Bolechowo, Poznań metro
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