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Makroregion południowy; Małopolskie; Miasto Kraków
Location of affected unit(s)
Kraków
Sector
Financial / Insurance/ Estate 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
9 May 2012
Foreseen end date
15 May 2015
Description
On 9 May 2012, American provider of financial services for institutional investors State Street Corporation opened its second financial centre in Kraków and announced plans to create 600 new jobs within the next 3 years.
The company has been operating in Poland since 2007 and employs more than 1,000 people in the first Kraków office. State Street Corporation claims that the financial centres in Kraków are crucial for the global business strategy of the company.
State Street Corporation has offices in 26 countries and employs over 28,600 staff around the world. Its customers include mutual fund, collective investment funds, corporate and public pension funds, companies and non-profit organizations.
Sources
9 May 2012: Rzeczpospolita ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), State Street Corporation, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 73541, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73541.