Taiwan, Poland sign economic cooperation pact

Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) Taiwan and Poland have signed a memorandum of understanding on economic cooperation at the 13th bilateral economic and trade consultation conference in Wrocław, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Saturday.

In a statement, the MOEA said Deputy Economics Minister Cynthia Kiang (江文若) and Michał Jaros, secretary of state in Poland's Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, signed an MOU at the conference Friday in support of the establishment of special economic zones and industrial parks.

The two sides also discussed cooperation in several fields, including information and communications technologies, semiconductors, renewable energy development, and innovations by small and medium-sized enterprises, the MOEA said.

Kiang led Taiwan's largest-ever delegation comprising more than 100 members to Poland to attend the conference held in Wrocław.

Addressing the conference Friday, Kiang said the large economic delegation Poland sent to Taiwan for last year's forum and Taiwan's large delegation this year showed the willingness of the two sides to strengthen bilateral economic ties.

At the same time, she said, the close Taiwan-Poland partnership founded on shared democratic values and the spirit of innovation could become a model for Taiwan and other European partners.

Jaros described Taiwan and Poland as important and trusted economic and trade partners, and said his country hoped to work with Taiwan to build a resilient and safe supply chain.

Both Kiang and Jaros also attended the 21st Taiwan-Poland economic cooperation forum, which covered green energy, energy storage, automation and information technology industries.

According to the MOEA, Poland is Taiwan's sixth largest trading partner in the European Union.

In 2024, bilateral trade totaled US$2.07 billion, while as of September 2025, Poland had invested US$814,000 in Taiwan and Taiwan had invested US$98.85 million in Poland.