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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 October 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Scandinavian banking company Nordea Bank has announced that it will create 100 new jobs at its IT centre in Gdynia by the end of 2016. The company has already leased a new office of nearly 10,000 sqm with plans to further expand the employment capacity.
Nordea Bank employs about 1,000 people in three Polish centres (Łódź, Gdynia and Gdańsk). The centre in Gdynia has been operating since 2014 and provides IT services to units within Nordea group; currently the centre employs 350 IT specialists.
Sources
6 October 2016: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Nordea Bank, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88859, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88859.
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