Warsaw Business Journal ranked among the biggest and most crucial events of the last year obtaining of financing for Galeria Echo of Kielce and awarded to Echo Investment the title of „Real Estate Investor of the Year 2009”.

Editorial jury distinguished three companies having the biggest influence on the Polish economy in the past year. Echo Investment received the title „Real Estate Investor of the Year” for „its continuing ability to obtain financing for large projects, putting Poland and the health of its real estate market in the spotlight”. The event which was considered as crucial at the real estate market was signing by Echo Investment a credit agreement for the amount of 100 million EUR with Eurohypo bank for the extension of Galeria Echo in Kielce. Obtained credit is the biggest transaction at Polish real estate market and one of the biggest credits granted in 2009 in the whole region of Middle East Europe.

In the category "Poland’s International Success Story" the company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna was honoured and Cargotec Polska received the title of "Investor of the Year".