Japanese said to be mulling some $170 mn in greenfield investments this year

According to Polish Foreign Investment Agency (PAIZ) president Adam Pawlowicz, several Japanese companies have said they may invest as much as $170 million this year in Poland. He declined to disclose any of the companies' names or specifics on the sectors targeted, revealing only that the parties in question were considering greenfield investments. Koichi Akatsu, president of the Warsaw-based branch of the Japanese governmental agency for foreign cooperation JETRO, said the Polish government's stance on investment incentives would play a key role in the realization of the Japanese companies' investment plans. So far, the Japanese have invested $430 million in Poland. Among the biggest investments planned this year are those of Toyota ($100 million) and NSK ($50 million). (Prawo i Gospodarka, pp.1,2) A.Z.