The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) has organised the Qatari-Polish business meeting, through video conferencing, to discuss economic co-operation between the two parties. It was followed by more than 40 bilateral sectoral meetings between Qatari companies and their Polish counterparts in the health and agricultural sectors.
These meetings come within the QBA’s initiative to conduct a series of specialised sectoral meetings with the aim of boosting communication between Qatari businessmen and their counterparts around the world.
QBA chairman HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani, who headed the Qatari side at the meeting, stressed that Qatari companies enjoy global competitive advantages and are always looking to search for partnerships to study investment opportunities in global markets.
Sheikh Faisal added that Qatar has competitive edges to attract foreign investors and the country offers incentives in its tax system and easy procedures for new projects, in addition to its transparency, stability and security.
Sheikh Faisal also highlighted the growth of the Polish economy and the attractive business climate Poland provides.
Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser al-Thani, member of the QBA board of directors, highlighted the importance of the meeting, in which nearly 25 Qatari companies participated, to discuss co-operation and investment opportunities.
He stressed the importance the private sector attaches to the sectors of health, agriculture, technology, information technology, medical equipment and banking, due to their economic importance.
Qatar's ambassador to Poland Abdulla Abdul Rahman Fakhroo said that the meeting was the continuation of the success of the first Polish-Qatari business meeting, which sustained communication channels between the two countries.
He called on Polish investors to make the best of the strategic location of Qatar, and the advantages and incentives Qatar provides for foreign investors.
He referred to Qatar’s new investment law that allows 100% ownership in most economic sectors, in addition to logistical advantages such as one window, free zones, Hamad International Airport, and Hamad Port, especially in view of the upcoming 2022 World Cup events.
For his part, chairman of the Qatari-Polish Business Council Daniel Dybala, highlighted the role of the Qatar-Polish Business Council as a non-profit organisation based in Qatar in promoting economic cooperation between the two countries.
He said the council is focused on strengthening the financial, commercial and cultural relations between Qatar and Poland.
The ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Qatar Janusz Janki, stressed the importance of communication in light of the coronavirus crisis, which has impacted economic sectors across the world.
He also stressed the strength of the Qatari-Polish relations, referring to the investment attraction his country enjoys, and said that it ranks fourth in the world in terms of the rate of investments, due to the distinctive investment climate and the abundance of opportunities.
He called on Qatari investors to get acquainted with the Polish market and the huge investment opportunities presented by each sector.
At the end of the plenary session, representatives of Qatari and Polish companies held more than 40 sectoral meetings to discuss opportunities for partnership and co-operation between companies in various sectors of interest.
