Regional Investor and Exporter Service Centres (COIE)

The tasks carried out by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency(PAIH) are supported by a nationwide network of Certified Partners of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency under the name - Investor and Exporter Service Centres. COIE was established on the initiative of PAIH, in close cooperation with the Marshals of all 16 Voivodeships. The centres operate mainly within the structures of the Marshal offices and Regional Development Agencies, they are also responsible for the promotion of their region.

COIE staff operate in accordance with investor and exporter service standards recommended by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency. The are trained by the Agency's experts and provided with constant substantive assistance from PAIH’s experts. Each unit covers the area of the Voivodeship in which it is based and is a source of current data on the Voivodeship's economy. The centres post and monitor the validity of investment offers in PAIH’s Investment Offer Generator. They also have contact databases with Local Governments in the Communes and with business-related institutions working for the development of the Voivodeship.

The COIE’s main objective is to provide a comprehensive service to investors and support the internationalization of companies at the Voivodeship level. The centres cooperate with the Polish Investment and Trade Agency in handling investment projects and independently provide services to investors and exporters who contact them directly.

Certified Partners of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency