Poland sees expanding investment opportunities with Qatar

Doha, Qatar: Poland is eyeing deeper economic and investment cooperation with Qatar across multiple sectors, building on years of strong energy ties,...

Doha, Qatar: Poland is eyeing deeper economic and investment cooperation with Qatar across multiple sectors, building on years of strong energy ties, Ambassador of the Republic Poland to the State of Qatar H E Tomasz Sadziński said on the sidelines of the Poland-Qatar Investment Forum held recently.

Highlighting the long-standing partnership in liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Ambassador noted that energy remains the backbone of bilateral trade.

Speaking to The Peninsula, he said, “We have been a strategic partner for Qatar and have been purchasing Qatari LNG since 2015. And this remains the fundamental quality in our bilateral relationship”.

Bilateral trade currently stands at around QR5bn, largely driven by LNG imports. Polish exports to Qatar account for roughly QR750m ($200m), a figure Sadziński believes has significant room for growth.

“There is a lot of potential,” he said. “We have not had a major investment from Qatar in Poland. We’ve had the Qatar Airways European Call Center located in Poland, but we would like to expand into new sectors, and this forum is a tool to open the eyes of the business community here to the opportunities that exist in both countries.”