Turkey may become a very promising place for investments and import of goods and services from Poland. Turkish economy is growing at a rate that is hard to reach by the European Union countries. The country radically reduced the size of the budget gap and public debt, while rating agencies increase the reliability of state bonds.
Participants of the panel “Economy. Turkey 2020 – why we should be there” talked about the opportunities for Polish entrepreneurs planning the cooperation with Turkish counterparts. Doing business there and how to how to find the best place in this rapidly growing market was also discussed.
“Turkey is large, and above all, nearshore market, just two hours flight from Poland” stressed deputy minister of Foreign Affairs Katarzyna Kacperczyk. “Turkey is close not only geographically, but also in a cultural dimension”, added deputy president Piątkowska. “Strong ties bind our countries from already 600 years. These six centuries of common diplomatic relations is of great importance in business”, said Mrs Piątkowska.
The demographic structure of Turkey is unique in Europe – one fourth of citizens are under fifteen years old, and the half is under thirty.“The investment assets in Turkey include the young and qualified staff, a large internal market, the implementation of major energy projects and a wide range of investment incentives”, said the counselor of the Embassy of Turkey in Warsaw, Mr Koray Akgüloğlu.
PAIiIZ deputy president Monika Piątkowska presented potential sectors of bilateral business cooperation, which include construction, chemical and cosmetics, machinery industry and BSS sectors. “Export is a first step of Polish presence in Turkey. Natural step number two should be investments” said Mrs Piątkowska.
Source: Press Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland, Polish Infomation and Foreign Investment Agency
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