The World Urban Forum (#WUF11) – the largest and most important event in the world devoted to the development of cities – will start on Sunday.

Katowice is the only city from the Silesian Voivodeship to be among the nominees in the prestigious Prime Property Prize competition, and is competing in the category of the most investor-friendly local governments. Anyone can vote. The Prime Property Prize competition honours entities and projects that had the greatest impact on events in the commercial…

The latest ABSL report, Business Services Sector in Poland 2022, shows that the sector’s growth was higher than expected. In February this year, over 400,000 people were employed in 1,714 service centers. The sector’s estimated contribution to Poland’s GDP is 4.4 percent, with the value of exports rising to $26.4 billion, recording a record jump of 15.1 percent year-on-year. The surplus of exports over imports now stands at US$11.3 billion.

From 14 to 17 March 2023 Katowice will present its investment potential at the MIPIM 2023 International Real Estate and Investment Fair. The event is a unique opportunity to initiate or continue business relations. We already invite you to visit our stand. To arrange a meeting during the fair please contact us at oi@katowice.eu. See…

One of the biggest e-sports events in the world – Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) – will take place for the 10th time in Katowice from February 25 to 27. The prize pool is USD 1.5 M.

Call for applications in The “Katowice Energy Innovation Challenge” has just been extended. It is a challenge for innovative projects from all over the world created by UN-Habitat and the City of Katowice. Three winners will be selected to participate in an acceleration program, organised by the Rawa.Ink Municipal Business Incubator, and present their work at 11th Session of the World Urban Forum in Katowice.