The conference gathered over 150 people and the event was organized by the Trade and Investment Section of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in partnership with Polish Infomation and Foreign Investment Agency and Polish-American Business Club. During his speech, the President underlined that Poland achieved a major development after the system change. He also stated that the main source for this success is the right shaping of work ethos, adding that the Poles are hard-working people, improving productivity. Poland will have to continue to increase its economy’s competitinveness in all areas – said Mr. Komorowski. Representatives of both governments: Stefan M. Selig, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik made speeches on mutual cooperation. Stefan Selig talked about the importance of Poland as a business partner of the United States. “We work on attracting Polish investments to the US as they can create thousands of new jobs in the country”, he said. On the other hand, Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik taled said that two decades ago Poland entered the path of a peaceful process of political and economic transformation to become a democratic and a free-market country. Poland also opened its doors for foreign investments. American companies were one of the firsts to invest in Polish market.
According to American Chamber of Commerce in Poland, since that time, investors from the US have invested $30 billion and created about 200,000 new jobs in Poland.
During the conference held in Down Town Association, located in the Wall St., New York City, speeches were given also by the representatives of the American top companies, such as General Motors, IBM, Bank of America Merril Lynch. They mainly described the benefits deriving from investments in Poland.
Source: Polish Consulate General in New York
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