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Business, government leader gather for Poland-Korea Business Forum 2026 to expand economic cooperation

Published: 24 Apr. 2026, 15:58

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Representatives from Korean and Polish companies and government officials pose for a group photo at the Poland–Korea Business Forum 2026 held at The Westin Josun Seoul in central Seoul on April 24. [Polish Investment & Trade Agency]

More than 150 business leaders and government officials gathered in Seoul for the Poland-Korea Business Forum 2026 to map concrete steps to expand economic cooperation between the two countries — a week after Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk elevated their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

The forum drew representatives from 70 Korean companies and 25 Polish firms spanning energy, defense, advanced manufacturing and research and development. Polish Deputy Minister of Development and Technology Michał Jaros and Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) Vice President Paweł Pudłowski led the Polish delegation.
“Our countries share a common vision regarding innovation, technology and growth,” Pudłowski said at the event. “Raising our relationship to the rank of a comprehensive strategic partnership is key to enabling much broader cooperation.”

Polish Ambassador to Korea Bartosz Wiśniewski and Kim Joo-cheol, the director general of Invest Korea's Overseas Investment & Reshoring Support Department, also attended the event. Both highlighted the depth of existing Polish-Korean economic and diplomatic ties.

Korea is already Poland's largest non-European foreign investor.

Since 2002, PAIH has supported 74 Korean investment projects — including those of LG Energy Solution, SK Hi-Tech Battery Poland, Samsung Electronics, Posco International and the recently announced joint venture between Hanwha Aerospace and Polish defense firm WB Electronics — totaling 7.8 billion euros ($9.1 billion).

Anna Łagodzińska, the head of PAIH's Foreign Trade Office in Seoul, described Poland as “a secure and competitive gateway to the European Union,” pointing to its macroeconomic stability, industrial base and policy focus on energy transition and advanced technologies as key draws for Korean investors.

Both sides identified ICT, semiconductors, electromobility, life sciences, cosmetics, defense and food as the most promising sectors for deeper collaboration in the future.

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