The outbreak of the pandemic has led to the introduction of unprecedented anti-crisis fiscal and monetary policy measures aimed at supporting economic activity and the stability of the world financial system. Their effectiveness...
A lot is being said and written about the central banks’ reactions to the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, much less attention is paid to whether and how the crisis affected the central banks themselves.
During 2019, there was a significant change in the monetary policy of central banks in the United States and the Eurozone. As monetary policy strongly influences economic developments, this has caused a significant change in the...
According to official data, during the first month of the pandemic approximately 400K economic migrants returned to Ukraine. The biggest group of Ukrainian migrant workers, reaching 180K, came back from Poland.
Very few Polish companies have implemented climate policies. The situation may change, however, once the new EU financial tools and reporting obligations are introduced. In spite of the pandemic, there have never been more...
In the OECD report on countries’ compliance with international tax standards Malta was downgraded from “largely compliant” to “partially compliant”, making the island country the least cooperative EU member state in...
There are some who believe that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline won't be used for natural gas in the near future, instead becoming instrumental in the production of hydrogen. Russian and German companies have a plan to build a joint...
After the financial crisis we saw a rapid development of automated financial advisory platforms (known as robo-advice). The question now arises whether these services constitute a threat to traditional, financial advisory...
“In the period from March 16th to the end of September NBP injected PLN158bn (approx. EUR 35bn) into the Polish banking system. This corresponds to approximately 7 per cent of Poland’s GDP – said Adam Glapiński, the...
“The pandemic did not cause any big changes in consumers behavior. The crisis will not significantly affect the saving habits of Poles either” – said Professor Dominika Maison, Dean of the Department of Psychology at the...