http://hdl.handle.net/11089/2750 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:27:03 GMT 2026-04-05T23:27:03Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8206 The Poland competitiveness and the trade connections in reference to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and former USSR Maceikianec, Tadeusz In the paper is presented multiaspectual indicatory statistical analysis (TI, RCA, IIT, ESI) of the Polish trade with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and former USSR in the reference to UE-15 countries. The chosen group of countries encloses all the former republics of the USSR (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) and Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia. Studied countries were divided into two groups - UE and non UE. It was showed that in the first group had appeared a tendency to levelling the competitiveness and to the growth of cooperation, in second however the level of cooperation is close to the zero and the level of competitiveness diminishes in relation to Poland. 1. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8206 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8205 Sovereign Wealth Funds - new players on global financial markets Urban, Dariusz The objective of this paper is analysis of Sovereign Wealth Funds, which are becoming increasingly important players in the international monetary and financial system. Those funds are attracting growing attention not only due to last investment activities in brand-name global firms, but also due to lack of transparency and information about themselves. The article consists of two part. In the first part of the paper based on the latest literature the author presents definitions of Sovereign Wealth Funds and main factors responsible for the rise and growth of those funds. The second part of the paper deals with investment characteristics made by the largest of them. The main conclusion of this paper is that empirical analysis do not prove the thesis that investment made by SWF's has a political background. The latest available data suggest that those funds avoid investing in sensitive sectors like defense, aerospace, high technology and transportation. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8205 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8204 The capital barrier to innovation in the small and medium-sized enterprises Lewandowska, Lucyna The article discusses SMEs' situation with reference to the process of creating an innovative economy. The presented discussion covers both non-material and financial barriers impeding the development of innovations. The examined range of new solutions designed to finance innovation includes types of capital support such as leasing, franchising, venture capital, Business Angels, NewConnect. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8204 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8203 In Search of a Strategy for Innovation Policy of Polish Economy Kasperkiewicz, Witold; Dworak, Edyta The paper is divided into three parts. First deals with the characteristics of innovative potential and innovative activity of Polish economy. Second is devoted to the problem of innovation policy in Poland. Considerations presented in this part allow to come to a few conclusions concerning evaluation of innovation policy implemented in Poland. The last part discusses the issue of innovation strategy suitable for development of Polish economy in long run. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/8203 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z