Poland’s average corporate gross monthly wage rose by 13.6% YoY, to PLN 7,065.56 (EUR 1,501) in February, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. In monthly terms, the average wage went up by 0.6%. Economists polled by PAP expected a 12% annual increase in the corporate wage in February and a 1.1% rise from January. February’s…
Micro-power generation, most of which consisted of solar panels, provided the electrical grid with 109% more electricity in 2022 compared to the previous year, the Polish energy watchdog reported. According to the Energy Regulatory Office (URE), such installations contributed 5.8 TWh of energy to the grid in 2022, which compared to 2.7 TWh in 2021.…
Poland’s industrial output rose by 1.2% YoY in February, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on March 20. Month on month, industrial output increased by 0.4%. Economists polled by PAP expected February’s industrial production to grow by 1.1% YoY and by 1.8% MoM. Manufacturing prices increased by 18.4% YoY in February, but fell by 0.4%…
An environment agency and a green energy company have signed an agreement on cooperation in the implementation of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Poland. The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOSiGW) and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) signed the deal on March 16. The government agency announced earlier that together with OSGE…
The Ukrainian authorities are interested in close energy cooperation with Poland, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Zvarych has said. “We appreciate our cooperation very much. We have many projects that are already being implemented, despite Russian aggression,” Zvarych said, adding that Kyiv was interested in ensuring that such energy cooperation with Warsaw was as close…
Poland’s core inflation, which excluded the prices of food and energy, measured 12% YoY in February, up from 11.7 % in January, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) said on March 16. Inflation excluding fixed prices amounted to 18.1% in February, up from 16.3% in the previous month. Inflation excluding the most volatile items measured…
More than 4,500 foreign doctors are currently working in Poland, the Polish health minister said on March 16. Adam Niedzielski pointed out that foreigners now accounted for nearly 5% of all physicians employed in Poland. Speaking in a radio interview Niedzielski said foreign doctors applying for work in Poland were subject to a simplified screening…