Conference “Africa and South-South Cooperation” organized by Crans Montana Forum took place on 15-19 March 2018 in Dahla (Western Sahara), the only place in the whole world, which is defined by international law as “unregulated territory”. This event, which was held under the patronage of Mohammed VI - the king of Morocco was attended by over 3500 participants from all over the world. The CIR was represented by Agnieszka Ostrowska - our project manager.

The economic situation in Poland and Europe is very good, but we cannot sleep well. Polish entrepreneurs should be concerned about the government’s social expenses, differences in Euro vs. Dollar exchange rate, and tensions on the EU-US line. People reluctantly invest their money in such times, without investments there won’t be real economic growth - said Professor Marek Belka during the debate: “The Entrepreneur in the Changing World” which was moderated today in Poznań by Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska- president of the CIR. The second meeting with prof. Marek Belka within cycle organized by BGŻ Paribas Bank with the partnership of CIR and the WKB law firm was held on 28th February 2018 in Warsaw.

Hong Kong offers Polish companies privileged access to continental China - said Betty Ho, the director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Berlin during “The New Silk Road connects Hong Kong and Poland” conference, which was held today in the headquarters of the Polish Chamber of Commerce with participation of Polish businessmen, public administration and local governments. The Center for International Relations was represented by Małgorzata Bonikowska Ph. D., the President of the CIR.