Cooperation, key to Iraqi reconstruction contracts

Nafta Polska (NP) has appealed to domestic companies that wish to participate in the reconstruction of Iraq, to do their best to join forces, as this would be the only way to increase their chances of obtaining lucrative contracts. According to Parkiet, NP hopes that PKN Orlen, the leader of a competitive consortium targeted for Iraq, will join its team. PKN Orlen has already been invited to cooperate with NP in the past; however, it has yet to decide on such a move. Its head, Zbigniew Wróbel, has not ruled out any potential partnering with NP. Final decisions, however, will most probably take place when the situation in Iraq becomes calm, and when specialists will be able to carry out detailed analyzes of conditions in the area. Potential investors will also have to await the creation of a formal government. (Parkiet, p. 3) A.K.