Name: Poland's economy is booming – and Ukrainians are helping | DW News
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Poland is now the 20th largest economy in the world with a projected GDP of 900 billion euros in 2025.

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Strong domestic demand, low unemployment and a clearly structured tax system make the country attractive for entrepreneurs, especially those arriving from Ukraine.

I think Poland provides, apart from great business opportunities, government opportunities is a huge market and it's fast growing market.

And we see that the country has an amazing job moving from ex communist society to capitalist society and in just one generation.

Oleksandr Bondarev is the head of Plesotherapy, an AI driven mental health platform.

The company moved from London to Warsaw in 2022, shortly after the start of the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In Poland, to open the company, it was quite a straightforward process.

I think everything to do with the government is quite easy, quite electronic.

I believe that Poland is one of the better examples in Europe.

Plezotherapy now has about 70 employees, most of them based in Poland.

The startup first received support from the Google Ukraine Support fund, followed by other accelerator programs.

And today it cooperates with more than 500 licensed therapists across Europe.

Ukrainian founders were present in Poland even before the war.

So we are not some, you know, exotic entity here and everyone understands that yes, we are Ukrainians, but

everyone proved already that Ukrainians can build businesses here, can raise the money.

I have to say that one of the harder part in Poland specifically is to raise capital.

Ukrainians now contribute around 2.7% of Poland's GDP through businesses, jobs and investments.

Ukrainians have been coming to Poland to work since the late 90s.

Today, more than 90,000 companies here have Ukrainian involvement, including entrepreneurs like Mykola Snikovsky, who moved here with his family in March 2022.

The mentality is close to ours and we understand the language.

Sniakovsky is the founder of the Boggy Group, which makes doors and sliding systems supplied by five Ukrainian manufacturers.

But over the past three years he's also launched further ventures, from innovative loan services in Africa to a beauty salon in Warsaw.

One positive aspect is that Poland has a strong economy and people have money.

Another advantage is the clearly structured tax system.

And across his own burgeoning business empire In Poland, nearly 30 employees work locally, with only one being Polish.

The rest come from Ukraine and other countries.

And there are more Ukrainian brands coming to Poland.

Mimosa Brooklyn Pizza was founded in Kyiv in 2017.

It's just opened its first location in Poland, bringing along the original menu and design.

I think it was established mainly in response to the arrival of people from Ukraine in Poland after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, they simply needed places where they can feel a little bit more at home.

Ukrainian entrepreneurs continue to expand in sectors from tech to hospitality, and

their role in Poland's economic growth is becoming increasingly significant.