Małopolska is open to Chinese investments
In China, during the second half of October, Malopolska Regional Development Agency S.A. presented the region’s investment potential during a trade mission organised by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency.
From 19th to 29th October, in Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou and Guangzhou, Malopolska Regional Development Agency S.A. presented the opportunities offered to foreign investors by ”Business In Małopolska”.
The opportunities of BIM were presented not only at Polish diplomatic outposts but also in Chinese chambers of industry and trade, at the Emax electronics fair, during a seminar which took place over a few days, entitled “Poland – a safe place for investments during the global economic crisis”, as well as during direct meetings with the representatives of companies from the food industry and the electronics and household appliances sector. The aim of the meetings was to encourage Chinese investors and exporters to begin cooperating with Polish enterprises and to provide them with information on how to carry out business activities in Poland and the investment incentives available. The most frequent questions asked by the Chinese concerned: the legal and financial conditions regarding starting an investment in Poland; regulations relating to employment as well as customs regulations and the rules governing export and import. As many Chinese companies are planning to expand into European markets they were particularly interested in the proposals and offers of the Polish mission. The mission had been organised by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency in connection with the agreement signed at the end of August 2009 with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Guangzhou Council (CCPIT of the city of Canton). Poland is looking towards China as a key source of foreign investments. Economic cooperation and common investments are driven by the fact that Poland is a stable, reliable member of the European Union, constituting a launchpad for expansion in Europe for those companies outside the Community. Investors placing their investments in Poland can make use of the EU common market’s facilities, while at the same time benefiting from lower product and service prices as compared to Western Europe.
