Poland in a Nutshell

Earlier this week IBM picked Warsaw to unveil the next generation of its FlashSystem, co-run by agentic AI.

The Polish Tourism Organisation (POT) will launch a 170.000 Euro campaign titled "PoloniaDaRecord", aimed at promoting the country as a tourism destination during the upcoming Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, kicking off on February 6th.

The EU-India summit will take place in New Delhi on January 25-27, 2026 during which the two sides will sign the Free Trade Agreement. The European Union remains India’s largest trade partner while India’s population of around 1.5 billion is roughly three times that of the bloc.

An interview with the co-founder of the Poland-East Africa Foundation which is marking 20 years of operations in 2026.

The economies of the V4 Group - Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia - showed varied performance in 2025, with Poland being a growth engine, Czechia stable, while Slovakia and Hungary facing hurdles. To find out more BALANCE spoke to Akos Zulik, the head of the CEE connectivity hub at Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest.

According to a report by DXC Technology entitled "Black Friday 2025", more than 90% of Poles are aware (or have heard) of Black Friday or Black Week, while 29% of Poles seem to be in the habit of shopping on Black Friday.

In this edition, we will be speaking with a famous Norwegian writer, Maja Lunde, whose latest novel „The Stopped Time” has been recently released in Poland. For years, her captivating books have topped the shelves in Poland, a country that was among the first to warmly embrace her work.

The Three Seas Business Forum took place in Warsaw this week marking 10 years of the inititive. Thirteen countries, 120 million citizens and 140 priority projects - the Three Seas Initiative concluded a decade of regional cooperation and set the direction for its further development.

Rafał Brzoska, head of InPost logistics has announced he will step down at the end of May from his role as the representative of Polish entrepreneurs in the government’s deregulation team, which has been working since February to simplify complex economic regulations. In March Poland’s government approved a bill designed to streamline bureaucracy, especially in business dealings with government offices.

The World Exhibition, or EXPO, launched in Osaka, Japan and Poland is present there, promoting six most prospective industries, including gaming, IT and food.