Polish businesses voice expectations for Vietnam’s business environment
Polish enterprises need to step beyond the borders of Poland and the European Union to expand into global markets. This was the message delivered by Chris Humphrey, Executive Director of the EU - ASEAN Business Council, at the forum “Poland - ASEAN Dialogue: A Community of Shared Interests.”
Echoing this view, Wojciech Gerwel, Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific at Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Southeast Asia represents a highly promising market for Polish businesses. Drawing on his extensive experience in the region, having served successively as Trade Counsellor and later Ambassador of Poland to Vietnam, he noted that the region’s complementary economic structures and the ASEAN common market of 650 million people, with rapidly rising purchasing power, offer significant opportunities.
Insights from experts and Adamed Group on investment in Vietnam and the ASEAN region.
Experts and representatives of Adamed Group also shared insights into investment in Vietnam and the broader ASEAN region. Katarzyna Dubno, Director of Corporate Affairs and Market Access at the biopharmaceutical group, outlined the company’s success following its acquisition of the domestic pharmaceutical firm Davipharm in 2017. The facility has since been upgraded to meet European Union Good Manufacturing Practice (EU-GMP) standards, employing 460 staff and producing high-quality medicines for global distribution. Adamed’s growth trajectory stands as a vivid testament to the potential of the Vietnamese market in particular and ASEAN as a whole.
Adamed’s wholly owned pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Binh Duong
The company also called on Polish authorities to maintain regular multi-level dialogues, strengthen engagement with Vietnamese agencies and trade representatives in each country, and provide timely support to help businesses address challenges.
Vietnam is currently Poland’s largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. As of 2025, Poland had 33 - 34 direct investment projects in Vietnam, with total registered capital of nearly USD 500 million, focusing on biotechnology, industry, services, and energy.
