Katowice is among eight metropolitan areas listed as topping commodities growth among 200 global cities surveyed by the Brookings Institution in its newest report. The Brookings Institution, recognized as the world’s number one think tank, revealed the newest edition of its report on the 200 largest metropolitan economies in the world ...

Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate consulting company, summarized the office market trends in main Polish cities including Katowice. The report provides a comprehensive review of the office market situation in the City in 2011 and shows predictions for the next twelve months. “Construction activity in the Katowice conurbation ...

The below list mentions by name the most important and interesting facts and events of the business and investment market which took place during the last twelve months in Katowice. The year 2010 was dominated by administrative procedures mostly concerned with choosing prime contractors for works in the cultural ...

The Poland Convention Bureau published a report entitled “Poland Meetings and Events Industry 2011”. The publication discussed meetings and events which were held in the country last year. The data was received from eight cities, including Katowice, and regional Convention Bureaux cooperating with the Poland Convention Bureau (PTO). The analysis was ...

CB Richard Ellis* (CBRE) released a report on a retail market in Poland. The report characterizes the eight biggest country’s retail markets including the Silesia agglomeration. The company describes the agglomeration as the second largest urban area of Poland with dynamic development of the sector and predicts ...

Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate company, released a research publication concerning the Polish real estate market “Marketbeat Poland – Autumn 2011”. The report resumed, among others, the situation on main country’s office markets in the first half of 2011. These are facts and figures relating Katowice. Prime ...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the City of Katowice's long-term foreign and local currency ratings at “A-“ with stable outlook. The same note was given to the City last year. The City of Katowice's ratings reflect its sound budgetary performance, high liquidity position, strong self-financing capacity, low, albeit increasing, debt ...

Cushman & Wakefield – the international commercial real estate brokers and consultants – revealed this week an annual ranking of the world’s most expensive shopping streets. The company surveyed 63 countries including Poland. 3 Maja St. in Katowice was classified as the fifth most expensive street in the ...

The housing estate market in Katowice is still the most immature in comparison with the biggest cities of Poland and prices hardly exceed PLN 5 100 per one square meter on average. However, developers active at the City’s market plan to start new residential schemes in the nearest future. As it ...

The DTZ company – worldwide property adviser, launched a report concerning the office market in regional cities of Poland. Here is the study of Katowice office market in 2010 and a forecast for the year 2011. 2010 was a record breaking year in terms of new office deliveries in Katowice. ...