Polish Deputy Prime Minister: 30 Polish companies discuss opening headquarters in the Kingdom

Krzysztof Gavkowski, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs, confirmed that 30 Polish companies are currently working to open headquarters in the Kingdom, and that his country’s government is ready to support Saudi projects and investments in Poland and provide them with all guarantees and facilities.

This came during his meeting today with Hassan bin Mujib Al-Huwaizi, Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, and a number of Saudi investors, at the Federation’s headquarters with the participation of officials and representatives of government agencies from both countries.

Gavkowski said: The Kingdom’s experience in the field of technology, digitization and artificial intelligence represents an inspiring experience and a model to be emulated in the Middle East, and revealed that a number of Polish companies have obtained licenses to open headquarters and branches in the Kingdom.

For his part, Eng. Ibrahim Al-Mubarak, Assistant Minister of Investment and CEO of the Investment Marketing Authority, explained that the Kingdom is Poland’s best partner in the sectors of communications, information technology, data centers and artificial intelligence, with its digital infrastructure that is the best in the world, noting the opportunities for cooperation in the field of food security and agriculture and benefiting from Poland’s strategic location for Saudi companies to reach the Polish market and Arab markets.

In turn, Hassan Al-Huwaizi, Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, stated that the meeting is an extension of the successes and positive outcomes of the Federation’s delegation’s recent visit to Poland, looking forward to more cooperation between the business sectors of the two countries to raise the level of trade exchange from its current levels estimated at about 9 billion dollars to broader horizons.

For his part, Abdullah Abu Dabil, Chairman of the Saudi-Polish Business Council, stated that Polish companies will work to open headquarters in the Kingdom during the first quarter of 2025, adding that the Council is working on developing a joint action plan in cooperation with the authorities in the two countries, and holding an exhibition for Polish companies in the Kingdom. The meeting witnessed presentations by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority and the corresponding entities in Poland, which addressed the services provided by these entities, the components of the digital infrastructure in the two countries, and the investment opportunities available in the technology and digital transformation sectors in the two countries.