- high rating by Fitch: BBB+
- the unemployment rate in Katowice is about 1.0% and has been among the lowest in Poland for years (Statistic Poland 07/2024)
- friendly administration and comprehensive support for investors, including the Katowice Special Economic Zone, offering tax exemptions
- Municipal Business Incubator – Rawa.Ink
- 56.000 national economic entities operating in Katowice (Statistic Poland 07/2024)
- top companies from business services sector in Katowice:
Capgemini, PwC, Grupa ING, Kyndryl, Ista International GmbH, Sopra Steria, Keywords Studios, Future Processing, Genpact, Tauron, Kamsoft, WASKO, Vialto Partners, Arteria, Teleperformance, Fujitsu, Honeywell, Sii, EUVIC, Grupa Oasis , HireRight
Investment Areas
The city of Katowice presents 15 properties with various investment opportunities. We offer 7 investment plots for services, 2 for manufacturing & warehouse investment, and 6 with residential functions. The offer presents a wide range of investment opportunities, from prestigious locations in the city center, intended for purposes combining many commercial functions, to large-scale industrial areas, as well as locations for residential purposes.
Business Incubator
Business Incubator Rawa.Ink is a place of numerous training courses, events, meetings, a place of integration of start-ups, the local government and the scientific community in Katowice and the region. Due to the cooperation of the Incubator with many partners, actions are taken to develop entrepreneurship. Katowice also supports networking of companies from the business services sector with a start-up environment.
Industrial & Science and Technology Parks in Katowice
The Office Market
Katowice is one of the biggest regional office market in Poland:
- 715,000 sq m – the modern office stock in 2021
- 86,400 sq m – the office space under construction or planned
- 116,500 sq m – forecasted new supply of office space in 2021
- EUR 13.00/sq m/month to EUR 16.95/sq m/month – nominal rents for premium locations
It should be noted that a few key players in the office market have started new office projects and which have been continued in 2021:
- TDJ Estate – carried out the 2nd phase within .KTW office complex – .KTW II office building.
- TriGranit commenced construction works with Silesia for Business (S4B) in Chorzowska/Baildona Streets.
- UBM Development finished the project, which combines office and hotel functions (Mercure) in Q3 2021.
- Cavatina continues construction of multi-functional complex of Global Office Park which will deliver over 55,118 sq m office space. In 1Q 2022 buildings: A1 and A2 received an occupancy permit.
- Opal Maksimum ran investment activities within Old Railway project (revitalization) and office project Carbon Office.
- DL Invest Group finished started in 2018 DL Piano investment at 54 Wrocławska Street and in March 2022 finished another office building DL Tower at 138 Korfantego Avenue.