Business

In a rare move reversing the usual East-to-West acquisition trend, Olavion has bought a controlling stake in RBP, a German rail company. By combining new locomotives with an experienced team, Olavion plans to capitalize on cross-border opportunities in Germany, Czechia, and Slovakia

A coalition of Poland’s top entrepreneurs is creating Think Tank The Company to bridge business, experts, and government. The goal: foster innovation, support international expansion, and build the foundations for a modern, competitive economy.

Six months of recruitment. Several rounds of interviews. A vote in the European Parliament. On April 1, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) will appoint a new executive director. Damian Jaworski will take on the challenge of strengthening supervision over troubled insurers operating across borders.

Once hailed as one of Poland’s largest industrial projects, the polypropylene plant in Police has become an existential threat to Grupa Azoty. With billions in debt, frozen production, and creditors demanding immediate repayment, the group is now fighting for survival — testing the limits of state-backed industrial policy and bank patience alike.

For many in Poland’s IT sector, B2B contracts are a preferred model for higher pay and flexibility. With the launch of KSeF, tax authorities gain a tool that could flag arrangements resembling full-time employment. While the system does not enforce labor law, the data it generates may reshape how companies and self-employed specialists approach contracts.

In 2025, Polish authorities reported over 9,000 harmful ads to Meta, yet according to data obtained by XYZ half were ignored or rejected. Experts warn that scams using AI, deepfakes, and voice cloning are outpacing moderation, while opaque platform data leaves regulators in the dark.

While many banks pull back from small and medium enterprises, Ebury is expanding in Poland, offering transaction banking, currency hedging, and trade finance. The fintech plans to double its Polish client base and introduce new digital platforms to manage FX exposure.

From bancassurance to internal risk models, Poland’s largest insurer is retooling its operations to secure its domestic market position while exploring new opportunities abroad. CEO Bogdan Benczak stresses disciplined growth, strengthened distribution networks, and technology modernization as key pillars of the strategy.

The origin of capital behind property developers has long featured in debates about Poland’s housing market. As foreign funds and international investors have become more visible, questions have resurfaced about the sector’s true ownership structure. What matters most, however, is the actual influence that investors from outside Poland exert on the market. We took a closer look at the data.

Coal Energy is undeterred by conditions in the European coal market and is announcing an expansion into Poland. Its plans include building a coal mine in Silesia and providing mining services to domestic companies. These declarations have been met with astonishment by both analysts and mining trade unions. “We are closing state-owned mines because, supposedly, we no longer need coal - yet at the same time we are to open private ones? What is this really about?” asks head of the mining section of Solidarność trade union.