PAIiIZ: Polish comapnies to penetrate African markets

Under the GoAfrica Programme conducted by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) business missions to Poland from such countries as South Africa, Mozambique and Kongo as well as economic missions from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Angola will take place this year, the agency informed. Botswana and Morocco will be in the new business destinations. “We are preparing a workshop with the World Bank on procurement system. This is a good channel of starting business with Africa, said the deputy minister of foreign affairs Katarzyna Kacperczak. PAIiIZ has organized 38 promotional events, including 5 business mission attended by 3,300 Polish businessmen, 7 path finding missions and 2 trade fairs. The Agency also published 8 guides on African markets. GoAfrica programme has been created by the Ministry of Economy to support Polish companies entering African markets as well as to increase Polish - African trade. In years 2012- 2014 trade of both partners increased by 25%.