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Illustrative cross-border scenario · Protecting the international business
Illustrative case study showing how a business objective can be coordinated across countries, capabilities, responsible professionals and milestones.
Protecting the international business: Poland ↔ Qatar delivery programme. An illustrative scenario showing how WONE Global coordinates the countries and areas of expertise involved. It does not describe a specific client engagement.
- 2
- areas of work
- 2
- markets
- Multidisciplinary alignment
Scope
Markets and services involved
Markets
Services
Coordination
How the work is sequenced
- 1WONE Global works out the goal with the business: countries, expertise, order of work and risks.
- 2The WONE Global lead in each country and area of expertise is introduced, after conflict checks.
- 3The firms work in a sequence agreed up front, briefing each other and handing over properly.
- 4Your WONE Global contact keeps track of the whole project until it's done.
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Who would handle it in these markets
Named leads where they exist today; everything else arranged by WONE Global on request, with the name confirmed before work begins.
On request
WONE Global can find the right Banking & Capital Access professional in Poland and Qatar for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
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The two markets in this matter
The essentials of each market on the topics this kind of work turns on.
Poland
Essentials · source-checked
- Corporate income tax
- 19% standard; 9% for small and new taxpayers
- VAT
- 23% standard; 8% and 5% reduced
- Main entity form
- Sp. z o.o., minimum share capital PLN 5,000
- Foreign ownership
- Foreigners can set up companies and branches; EU/EEA nationals treated as Polish
- Currency and capital flows
- Polish złoty (PLN); EU free movement of capital applies
- Data protection
- GDPR, supervised by UODO
Qatar
Essentials · source-checked
- Corporate income tax
- 10% on profits attributable to non-Qatari, non-GCC ownership
- VAT
- Not applied (October 2026); excise tax applies
- Foreign ownership
- Up to 100% in most mainland sectors under Law No. 1 of 2019
- Main entity form
- Limited liability company (mainland); QFC and free zone entities
- Currency and exchange control
- Qatari riyal pegged to USD at 3.64; no exchange controls
- New York Convention
- Party
| Topic | Poland | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Establish & Structure | Foreign investors commonly use a limited liability company (sp. z o.o.), a joint stock company or a branch. Companies are registered in the National Court Register, which also triggers tax and statistical numbers, and beneficial owners must be reported to the… Read more | Foreign investors can set up on the mainland under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in the Qatar Financial Centre, or in a Qatar Free Zones Authority zone. Read more |
| Tax & Statutory | Corporate income tax is 19%, with a 9% rate for small and new taxpayers, and VAT is 23% with reduced rates. Non-resident income such as interest, royalties and certain services is taxed at 20% subject to treaties. Read more | Qatar taxes company profits at 10% to the extent they are owned by non-Qatari and non-GCC persons, with a minimum of 35% for petroleum and petrochemical activities. Read more |
| People, Payroll & Mobility | The 2026 minimum wage is PLN 4,806 gross a month and employer social security costs add roughly a fifth to gross pay. EU and EEA nationals work on the same footing as Poles, while other foreigners need one of several permit routes. Read more | Private-sector employment is governed by Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, as reformed since 2020 to remove the exit permit for most workers, allow job changes without employer consent and set a non-discriminatory minimum wage. Read more |
| Banking, Treasury & Payments | As an EU member state Poland may not restrict capital movements or payments, subject to Treaty exceptions. The KNF supervises the financial market and GIIF is the financial intelligence unit under the 2018 AML Act, which shapes bank onboarding checks. Read more | The Qatari riyal is pegged to the US dollar and there are no exchange controls, so profits and capital can be repatriated freely. The Qatar Central Bank supervises banks on the mainland. Read more |
| Disputes, Enforcement & Exit | Poland has applied the New York Convention since 1962 with reciprocity and commercial reservations. Judgments from other EU states are enforced without exequatur under Brussels I bis, and the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention applies through the EU. Read more | Qatar has a civil court system with a dedicated Investment and Trade Court for commercial and investment disputes, and the separate Qatar International Court for QFC and free zone disputes. Arbitration is governed by Law No. Read more |
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