Tag: Spain
Employees claim they don’t have time for automation
Only 18% of IT leaders of large European companies claim that their company is fully embracing IT automation–according to a report commissioned by Red Hat. However, as many as 75% of those surveyed do...
Empower Your Employees with Time Instead of Chocolates: A Path to Workplace Satisfaction
Dear employers, instead of chocolates, gift vouchers, and Christmas calendars - give your employees a free Friday, shortened working hours, or a more convenient work schedule. This will surely pay off - argues Alicja...
Almost one third of European financial directors are testing solutions related to generative AI
Despite the growing popularity of generative artificial intelligence, it turns out it is not widely used among CFOs. Currently, 12 percent of European companies plan to implement AI solutions, and almost one third are...
EU’s ban on petrol and diesel cars could leave Poland behind
In 2035, it will not be possible to register combustion engine cars in the EU. In wealthier countries like Germany, France, or Spain, there will be a lot of electric vehicles, but a large...
Oil Prices Surge in Response to Events in Israel
Due to recent events in Israel, the price of Brent crude oil has risen from $84 to $88 per barrel. This marks the largest single increase in the price of oil over the past...
Renewable Energy Sources in Central-Eastern Europe
Even though Central-Eastern Europe does not have a major presence in the global renewable energy sector, it has seen significant growth between 2018 to 2022. During this period, the region increased its renewable energy...
Poland’s home mechanical ventilation services under pressure due to limited funding
Currently in Poland, there are approximately 10-12 thousand patients who are using ventilators at home, and the queue for such services is continuously growing. Considering the epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the demand...
Polish Companies Increasing Foreign Investments
The majority of Polish investments are located in Europe, but the United States, India, and the Middle East are becoming increasingly popular. According to the NBP, the value of Polish direct investments abroad was...
Poland needs to raise awareness of organ donation to save lives, experts say
The strengths of Polish transplantology are experience, highly educated medical staff and modern equipment. However, the problem remains the insufficient number of donors and low social awareness concerning transplantology, a problem that doctors face...
750 PLN – the average amount online scammers steal from us
The most frequent victims of payment fraud are under the age of 24, 1/3 of Poles check to see if the website address does not look suspicious, every third company admits that the number...
E-commerce Becoming More Eco-Friendly. InPost Will Allow Checking the Carbon Footprint Saved on Each...
The courier industry is heavily investing in green delivery methods. One such effort is the electrification of delivery vehicle fleets, which are becoming more common on Polish roads, albeit not as fast as desired....
Protest in Warsaw is parents’ response to withdrawal of treatment for children with achondroplasia
In August 2023, the Ministry of Health removed Voxzogo, a drug used under the Emergency Access to Drug Technologies (RDTL) procedure, from the list of reimbursed drugs. This preparation was the only agent used...
Inflation in the Eurozone drops significantly
A significant drop in inflation in the eurozone. According to the preliminary reading in September, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in the eurozone fell year-on-year to 4.3% compared to 5.2% in the previous...
EBC facing a tough choice. Correction on the dollar?
Looking at September's inflation data, there must be considerable confusion at the European Central Bank. Depending on where one looks, arguments can be made for both a decrease and an increase in interest rates....
KSeF not only in Poland. How do e-invoices work in other countries?
On July 1, 2024, many changes will occur in Polish companies. That's when the use of the National e-Invoice System will become mandatory. However, electronic invoicing will be obligatory not only in our country....
Inflation in Germany and Spain remains high
Spain's CPI inflation has risen once again. This time, however, it is a rather significant rise, mainly due to the increase in electricity and fuel prices. Inflation in year-on-year terms was 3.5%. To remind,...
Growth of semiconductor production across EU set to generate 10.8m sq m of warehouse...
According to Savills latest Spotlight, Semiconductors and the Logistics Sector, Europe’s share of semiconductor production will need to more than double to reach the EU Chips Act’s target of 20% of global output by...
Industrial & logistics continues to outperform across Europe despite economic uncertainty
According to Savills latest European Logistics Outlook, take-up of industrial & logistics space across the continent totalled 37.5 million sq m in 2022. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, this signifies a fall of only 6%...
Enduring occupier demand & record low vacancy rates will underpin resilience of EU industrial...
€42bn invested into industrial & logistics assets so far in 2022, 50% above the five-year average
In Q3 2022 average prime yields rose to 26%, up 20bps since Q1 2022
Consumer spending to...
Investments in hotel real estate are slowly recovering
The volume of investment transactions recorded in the hotel sector on European markets in the first half of 2022, reached similar level to the last year's. The UK remains the most active market, followed...