Mystery Canadian pension fund to invest up to $300 mln in Polish market

On his return from an official visit to Canada the Economy Minister Janusz Steinhoff said new investments are on their way as one Canadian pension fund is planning to pump from $100 million to $300 million into the Polish market. The Minister has, as yet not revealed the name of the company, but he confirmed the decision about the investment had already been made. He added that another Canadian investor, this time a car components manufacturer wants to construct a new factory in Katowice Special Economic Zone (SSE). So far Canadian business has invested $350 million and the yearly value of trade between the two countries doubled in the last ten years to $300 million. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 26) J.K