Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/04/2014 -- Our optimism towards Poland's construction sector in 2014, following a steep 9% contraction in 2013, is being rewarded. Growth, while modest, could come in quicker and stronger than we originally expected . We ha ve therefore upgraded our 2014 forecast to 3% sector expansion. Despite the country's infrastructure continuing to feel the impact of the road - building debacle, weighing on productivity, capacity and investor sentiment, a pick-up in the housing sector, and a new allocation of EU funding should see a turnaround in growth in H214 and boost the construction sector from 2015. As such, we expect annual average growth of 5.4% between 2015 and 2018.

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Poland's construction sector experienced a 9% contraction in 2013, in line with our estimate for a 10% contraction, and wiping PLN11.8bn off the total industry value, while more than 300 companies in the industry faced bankruptcy - including some of the country's largest builders. While the impact of this is expected to have persisted over H113 at least; with reduced capacity, productivity and weakened investor sentiment indicating sustained weakness in the industry; positive news has prompted us to increase our Q3 forecast from 1% real growth for the year to 3% this quarter.

Sentiment appears to be recovering, providing momentum for growth in 2015. This will be driven by government housing policies, as well as the EU 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework. Poland will once again be the biggest beneficiary of EU funding and much of this will be targeted at infrastructure - to bring Poland's quality of infrastructure in line with developed EU countries, as well as better integrate Central and Eastern Europe.

Key Trends And Developments:

- Poland will receive up to EUR105.8bn under the EU's 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework - this will include EUR72.9bn for Cohesion Policy. In line with EU goals to boost interconnectivity, and promote energy security, we expect funding will be...

The Poland Infrastructure Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s market assessment and forecasts covering public procurement and spending on all major infrastructure and construction projects, including transportation and logistics by land, sea and air; power plants and utilities, and commercial construction and property development. The report analyses the impact of regulatory changes and the macroeconomic outlook and features competitive intelligence on contractors and suppliers.

BMI's Poland Infrastructure Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Polish infrastructure and construction industry.

Key Benefits:

- Benchmark BMI's independent infrastructure industry forecasts for Poland to test other views - a key input for successful budgetary and planning in the Polish infrastructure market.

- Target business opportunities and risks in the Polish infrastructure sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Poland.

- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).

Coverage:

BMI Industry View:

Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts, views and trend analysis covering infrastructure and construction, regulatory changes, major investments and projects and significant multinational and national company developments.

These are broken down into Construction (social, commercial and residential), Transport (roads, railways, ports, airports etc), and Energy & Utilities (powerplants, renewable projects, pipelines and so on).

Industry Trends:

Analysis of latest projects across the infrastructure sector (covering the transport, utilities and commercial construction sub-sectors) - including:

Market Overview:Analysis of the key elements driving developments, including evaluations of current capacity and future requirements.

Building Materials Overview:

The building materials overview provides industry trend analysis on the global and regional demands for building materials and the impact of this on the emerging and developed markets.

Business Environment Rankings:

BMI's Infrastructure Business Environment Rankings provide a country-comparative Risk-Reward Rankings index aimed at investors (construction companies, suppliers and partners) in the regional infrastructure market.

The rankings methodology makes sophisticated use of over 40 industry, economic and demographic data point.

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