Chinese firms to build Polish expressways

Chinese firms to build Polish expressways
By Lu Haoting (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-09-12 10:46


Nearly 40 private Chinese companies, led by China International Industry and
Commerce Co Ltd (CIIC), are likely to build expressways worth 20 billion euros
in Poland as the Eastern European country modernizes its infrastructure.

CIIC, a leading real estate company in Beijing, yesterday signed a letter of
intent for cooperation with the Polish Ministry of Transport to participate in
Poland's road transport modernization.

Poland is carrying out a massive campaign to improve its poor road transport
system. It will build 1,700 kms of road and 2,500 kms of expressway in seven
years.

On behalf of our government, I sincerely send out my invitation to Chinese
enterprises and hope China would participate in this modernization campaign,"
Jerzy Polaczek, Poland's minister of transport, said at the signing ceremony.
"We hope our business partnership agreement will take effect very soon."

CIIC plans to set up a joint venture company with other Chinese private firms to
participate in the expressway projects in Poland, said Wang Tianyi, CIIC's
president.

"About 38 companies have expressed interest in joining us," Wang said.

Poland's road transport system modernization is mainly funded by the European
Union and the Polish government. The EU will increase its aid to Poland from 2
percent of the country's gross domestic product to 4 percent between 2007 and
2013, according to Euromonitor International. The funds are part of the EU
Structural and Cohesion Funds aimed at improving transport infrastructure,
regional development, education and environment.

Founded in 1988, CIIC has total assets of 9.8 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion). Its
business covers real estate development, property management, hotels, industrial
park development and information security management. It wholly owns the
five-star Presidential Plaza Hotel in western Beijing.

CIIC is also making forays into other Eastern European countries. It signed a
letter of intent on Monday to build a 40-story commercial building in Romania,
one of the tallest structures in Eastern Europe.

Bilateral trade between China and Poland reached US$4.67 billion in 2006, rising
48.2 percent over the previous year, according to figures from the Chinese
Ministry of Commerce.





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