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Rynek tłumaczeń
- Mediatel launches MVNO
An alternative fixed-line operator, , has included mobile telephony services under the 'Telepin mobi' brand into its offer. The new virtual network operator (MVNO) is based on 's infrastructure. Mediatel plans to poach 20,000 customers by the end of the current year, which it hopes to gain mainly from Poland-resident citizens of the Ukraine, Russia and Vietnam. The company expects to generate PLN 0.5m (€150,000) revenue by the end of 2008 by offering cheap international calls via special access number to fixed-line networks in almost 60 countries at PLN 0.39 (€0.12) per minute. When this discount expires, the standard price of PLN 0.49 (€0.15) will be charged. The costs of domestic M2M calls and SMS messages are PLN 0.60 (€0.18) per minute and PLN 0.23 (€0.07), respectively. Mediatel is planning distribution abroad as well (e.g., in Vietnam) and it runs a website in six languages.
- CenterTelecom doubles planned capital investments for 2008
, the fixed-line, mobile telephony and broadband operator controlled by the telecom holding , intends to spend RUB 13.5bn (€364m) chiefly on traditional telephony and transmission lines by the end of 2008. Initially, the value of spending was expected to be RUB 6.6bn (€179m). CenterTelecom operates in the territory of the Central Federal district. It also provides translation of programmes on cable television in the area. Svyazinvest owns a 38.02% package of CenterTelecom's authorised capital.
- Mediatel to run MVNO for foreigners
, a fixed-line operator, plans to launch the first mobile virtual network operator based on the platform for Vietnamese and Ukrainians in Poland, reported. Marcin Kubit, the president of Mediatel said this is going to be the first MVNO in Poland to be directed specifically at the ethnic groups. He explained that the company intends to reach the group of 200,000 foreigners who have already used its ' Telepin VoIP service with a mobile telephony offer as well. These are mainly citizens of Vietnam and the Ukraine. Advertising, marketing and customer services will be in the target groups' languages.
- Napisy.org back?
The popular website offering free film subtitles in Polish, www.napisy.org, may be reactivated, according to . In May 2007, after an investigation launched at the request of distributors associated in Fundacja Ochrony Tworczosci Audiowizualnej (the Foundation for Protection of Audiovisual Works), the website was suspended and its creators questioned. Since then, however, no specific charges have been brought, and the Zabrze Regional Prosecutor doubts whether in this case the law has been broken at all. An expert assigned by the prosecutor is to state whether publishing unauthorised translations free of charge of works for which authorised translations are available is a violation of the law.
- Google develops its activity in Poland
announced its plans to enlarge the number of its staff in Europe by several times and to develop its Polish facilities in Krakow, Wroclaw and Warsaw. Wroclaw is already one of the key places for the company and after Dublin it may become the second operational center in Europe. The company is interested in employing 300 engineers but also some individuals who know the languages of neighbouring countries. The owner of the most popular internet browser in the world does not disclose its financial results from each respective country of Central Europe, nor its share in the market of advertisements on browsers. However, according to the latest research of Gemius, in Poland this share is around 86%. Poland is the market where Google has the strongest position in the region in terms of browsers' ads. IAB, a consulting company, estimates that the value of the Polish market for browsers' advertising in 2007 will amount to PLN 110m and according to its forecast it will top PLN 180m in 2008.
Ekonomiczne
- Oriflame to build plant in Moscow Province
The Swedish cosmetics company is to invest €125-175m in the construction of its second plant in Russia. In February 2010 the company acquired a 26-ha land plot in the Noginsk industrial park (40 km from Moscow), where it intends to locate its new production platform and a logistics centre. The planned factory will produce 150-200 million packs of hair and body care goods annually. Its launch is scheduled for 2013. The plant will be the company's sixth production platform: its other factories are located in Sweden, Poland, China, India and Russia (Krasnogorsk, Moscow Province). In 2009 sales of Oriflame products in the CIS and Baltic countries amounted to €213.8m, a 14% decrease year on year. The company has not disclosed exact sales figures for Russia, stating only that they increased by 12% year on year in rouble terms.
- Monro enters Moscow Province
The Novosibirsk footwear retailer has entered the Moscow Province market by acquiring the local retail chain, . The deal is estimated to be worth between $1.5m and $3m and it is believed that Monro's budget-priced footwear will be well received in the Province despite the existing strong market competition. Shagomer has been on the market for 10 years and operates nine footwear stores in the Moscow Province. Monro was founded in 1995 and specialises in both wholesale and retail trade. It operates 130 retail stores in Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Novokuznetsk and other cities. Last year Monro acquired a small retail chain in Arkhangelsk.
- Oriola-KD consolidates 100% in two Russian companies
The Finnish medication supplier has consolidated 100% in two Russian companies - the pharmaceutical distributor and , the operator of the chain of 182 pharmacies. Oriola-KD acquired a 75% share of both companies from their founders, Igor and Oleg Yankov, in April 2008. At the same time, the Finnish company also agreed to acquire the remaining 25% share of both entities in 2010 based on their financial performance in 2009. The 25% shares cost the Finnish company $88.5m. The total cost of acquiring the two companies is estimated at $354.2m. The consolidated revenue of Moron and Vitim & Co in 2009 comprised $654.9m.
- Wimm-Bill-Dann to launch dairy farm
In April 2010the dairy producer is to launch a dairy farm in the Krasnodar Territory. The project, requiring an investment of RUB 1.5bn ($50.2m), is to be one of the largest dairy farms in Russia and will supply 50-60 tonnes of milk daily to the company's Timashevsky milk plant. At present, the farm (the construction of which took two years) produces 30 tonnes of milk a day. Wimm-Bill-Dann operates 37 plants in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Ukraine.
- LFS unemployment rate up to 8.5% in Q4, registered rate to 12.7% in January
The unemployment rate measured according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) rose to 8.5% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up by 0.4 p.p. compared with the previous quarter and 1.8 p.p. higher than a year earlier, according to the Central Statistical Office (GUS). During the analysed period the total number of people out of work stood at just over 1.47 million, which represented an increase of 317,000 compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the employment rate amounted to 50.4%, down by 0.5 p.p. compared with Q3 2009 and 0.6 p.p. lower than in Q4 2008. At the same time, the number of economically inactive persons rose by 0.7% during the quarter and exceeded 14.1m. As a result, the economic activity rate fell by 0.3 p.p. to 55.1% (on a year-on-year basis it was up by 0.4 p.p., though). Simultaneously, the registered unemployment rate stood at 12.7% at the end of January. This was up by 0.8 p.p. compared with December and 2.3 p.p. higher than in the corresponding month of the previous year. Although the Polish economy accelerated in recent months, the registered unemployment rate shot up to 12.7% in January, its highest level since August 2007. In our view, the sharp rise in jobless numbers was mainly the consequence of severe winter weather during this period (and the associated fall in demand for seasonal work) and the increase in the unemployment benefit that took effect on 1 January (some people delayed their registration until that time to be able to draw a higher benefit). Whilst unemployment should start falling in the spring as demand for seasonal work returns, we should not expect a durable improvement in the labour market situation until the economy gains more speed (experience shows that the Polish economy must expand by at least 3.5-4% y-o-y in order to generate a net increase in jobs). Therefore we forecast that at the end of 2010 the registered unemployment rate will stand at 12.5%. Paweł Sionko Senior Economist PMR Publications
