President Andrzej Duda launches trade office in Sydney

"I took part in the PAIH mission with pleasure. It's true that since the beginning of my presidency I promised to support these great ambitions, which PAIH has when it comes to facilitating Polish expansion in global markets"– said President Andrzej Duda during the opening in Sydney. The Sydney-based office is the third foreign representation of the Agency opened by President Andrzej Duda. "The President has been with us since the very beginning. Fifteen months ago, we were honoured by his presence at the launch of the office in Mexico City" – Tomasz Pisula, CEO, PAIH, pointed out.

Launching the Foreign Trade Office in Sydney is one of the key elements of the Duda's economic programme in Australia and New Zealand. President was accompanied by Polish mining, energy and high-tech companies. "They have been asking PAIH for some business advice and support in looking for Australian partners" – Pisula explains. He added the Australian government supports investments that improve energy efficiency in carbon technology. "We have plenty of solutions, which could be intresting for Australian investors" - he said. On the day of the symbolic start of the Polish Investment & Trade Agency representation, companies took part in Polish-Australian Technology and Innovation in Resource and Energy Conference.

"Australia is an ocean of opportunities for Polish exporters and investors, but they need to know how to take advantage of it" Tomasz Pisula stated. He added that the local market includes nearly 20 million people. "Australian society is the second wealthiest in the world. What is more, the Australian economy has one of the fastest growth rate" – Pisula also said. He reminded that the country is opened to all kind of business. In the Doing Business ranking Australia took the third place in terms of the ease of starting a business. "It is a perfect trade and investment centre for the companies running business in Asia" – Pisula poined out. They have signed trade deals facilitating the exchange of goods, services and investments with Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the ASEAN’s countries, Pacific islands and New Zealand. Australia is said to be the country that facilitates entering to the Chinese market.

Although the Sydney-based office officialy started to work on August 21st, it had helped the companies since this spring. The office looks for business opportunities for Polish companies and supports them on every step of their projects in Australia. "Our job is to map local companies interested in foreign investment and attract them to invest in Poland – Mike Walpole-Skwarczyński, the office's head, said.  Accoding to the analysis conducted by the office sectors likely to strenghten bilateral trade and investment cooperation are those using AI to optimise processes. "We can also see the demand  for high-end medical  and sports equipment as well as organic food" – Walpole – Skwarczyński added.