An economic slowdown is to be expected in the second half of the year, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government think-tank, said on August 17 citing the latest figures from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Poland’s statistical office GUS reported the country’s GDP grew by 5.3% YoY in the second quarter against 8.5% in…
Poland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 5.3% YoY in the second quarter of 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said in a flash estimate on August 17. Economists polled by PAP expected GDP to rise by 6% YoY. Quarter on quarter, Poland’s GDP fell by 2.3%. In the first quarter of 2022, the country’s…
60% of Poles have reduced their shopping budgets, up by 20% YoY, a survey by the UCE research pollster and Grupa Blix revealed. Over 27% of this group declared budget cuts of up to 10-15%. Most frequently they save on clothing (46.9%), condiments and snacks (44.5%) and alcohol (40%). Over 26% said they had not…
Inflation will continue on a two-digit level until the end of the year, with a slight rise in August and a fall in Q4, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a state-owned think-tank, has said citing the latest figures from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). GUS reported that commodity and service prices in July were up…
The CEO of PKO BP bank, Poland’s largest lender, has quit her job. Iwona Duda has held the post since January. Her resignation was effective from August 9, the bank said in a statement. No reason was given for Duda’s departure. At the same time, Pawel Gruza has been appointed as PKO BP bank’s deputy…
Gaz-System has performed acceptance testing of all three natural gas compressor stations constructed and expanded as part of the Baltic Pipe project, according to the company’s release. Their main task will be to distribute natural gas imported from the Norwegian Shelf throughout Poland. The Odolanow natural gas compression station was the first of the three…
Poland’s currency is one of the sources of its economic success and giving it up would be a grave mistake, the governor of Poland’s central bank has said in an interview for the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna newspaper. Commenting voices saying Poland should switch to the euro, Adam Glapinski said the fact that Poland had kept…