The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) recently sealed a deal to designate PAIH as PEZA’s official Investment Promotion Partner, strengthening both agencies’ commitment to expand bilateral trade and investment flows.

The memoranda of understanding (MoU) was inked by PEZA director general Tereso Panga and PAIH head Bartek Wasiewski on 11 December 2025 at the PEZA head office.

As Poland’s lead agency for international investment and business expansion, PAIH supports foreign and Polish companies by navigating administrative and legal requirements, identifying suitable locations, and connecting investors with reliable partners and suppliers.

Through the partnership, PEZA and PAIH aim to create an enabling and synchronized environment that accelerates investment collaboration, facilitates project development, and promotes mutually beneficial economic growth.

Major step forward

Moreover, the partnership is a major step forward following PEZA’s June 2025 investment mission to Poland, which unlocked promising investment leads in sectors such as renewable energy, data centers, and shipbuilding.

A second MoU was signed between PEZA and PAIH, this time representing JPP Marine, a Polish company engaged in shipbuilding and the operation and maintenance of vessels.

The agreement establishes a framework for a feasibility study to identify potential ecozone sites and explore partnerships with existing PEZA-registered shipbuilders for localized shipbuilding activities aimed at both domestic and international markets.

Strengthen Philippine maritime capabilities

The initiative supports the Philippines’ aspiration to strengthen its maritime capabilities and elevate shipbuilding as a globally competitive industry.

With these two MoUs now in place, PEZA and the Polish entities are ready to translate investment leads into concrete, long-term projects and expand opportunities for technology-driven, sustainable, and job-generating investments that contribute to the Philippines’ industrial transformation and Poland’s global expansion efforts.