City at the crossroads of cultures
Location: Central Poland
Population: 760,000
116,000 students
21 universities and colleges
Investor focus: logistics, IT, BPO, household appliances
Biggest investors: Dell, Gilette, Shell, ABB, Indesit, DHL, BSH
BPO/SSC sector in Łódź: Accenture, Citigroup, GE, Infosys, Teleca, SWS BPO, Ericpol
Łódź, the second most populous city of Poland, located in the centre of the country, some 100km from Warszawa, is still waiting to be discovered by foreign investors.
In recent years the attractiveness of the city for foreign investors has improved significantly. Nevertheless, in comparison to other large Polish cities, both the number of active foreign investors and the estimated scale of foreign investment carried out over the last 5 years in relation to the population are lower.
Did you know that...
- Łódź is sometimes called the Polish Manchester, owing to the textile industry which flourished here in the 19th century
- Łódź is one of Europe’s leading centres of household appliance manufacturing. The largest manufacturers having factories in Łódź include Merloni Indesit and Bosch/Siemens
- Before World War II, 34.4% of the city's population was Jewish
