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Polish Chamber of Commerce hosts Diplomatic Opening of the Year: audio report

10.02.2023 15:40
Several hundred people, including business executives and diplomats from many countries, took part in the 8th Diplomatic Opening of the Year event organised in Warsaw by the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG), this year under the theme "Towards a brighter future".
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Marek Kłoczko (L), chairman of the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KiG), with a member of Diplomatic Corps accredited in Warsaw, during the 8th Diplomatic Opening of the Year on February 9, 2023.
Marek Kłoczko (L), chairman of the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KiG), with a member of Diplomatic Corps accredited in Warsaw, during the 8th Diplomatic Opening of the Year on February 9, 2023.Radio Poland/Danuta Isler

The business mixer on Thursday was also attended by Polish public administration officials, entrepreneurs and representatives from chambers of commerce and industry active in the country.  

The annual event was an opportunity to outline plans for international business team-ups as well as offer some prospects created by the new geopolitical context of the CEE region. 

"We are living in difficult times but business is always, in general, optimistic because if somebody is not optimistic he or she cannot be a businessperson. So yes, we always try to talk about a bright future and its chances and possibilities while, of course, also mentioning the risks," the Chairman of the Polish Chamber of Commerce, Marek Kłoczko, told Radio Poland’s Danuta Isler

Click on the audio player above to hear the interview.