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Professional Services Market Research And Advertising Services Advertising And Market Research 73.2 - Market research and public opinion polling
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
4 October 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
UK-based market research company IHS Markit has announced it will create 100 new jobs at its office in Gdańsk. The company has just moved into new office with a space of 3,000 m2. The company was founded in 2016 by merging IHS and Markit. IHS Markit provides information and analysis to support the decision-making process of businesses and governments in industries such as aerospace, defence and security, automotive, chemical, energy, maritime, trade and technology. Globally,the company employs more than 5,000 analysts, data scientists, financial experts and industry specialists. The company has been operating in Poland since 1997; currently, the company employs 200 specialists in the country.
Sources
4 October 2017: Property News
Citation
Eurofound (2017), IHS Markit, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 92351, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92351.
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