OECD expects inflationary pressures to ease in the course of 2022-23. As inflation is spreading through various components, central banks must be vigilant and be ready to respond – says Mathias Cormann, the Secretary-General...
After 30 years since the German reunification, the five former east German states still lag behind their western neighbors in terms of GDP per capita and in several other economic indicators. The hopes are that the forthcoming...
The increase in the volume of Polish foreign trade is accompanied by growing disparities in the geographical structure of exports and imports. A significant part of Polish exports to EU countries is made up of products imported...
The case is simple. No traffic, no money. Sooner or later it will turn out how much money is missing, and then it is going to be even worse. Epidemics and pandemics have a very bad effect on humankind, and most of all on...
In late December 2019, Eurostat released the latest data on household consumption across the European Union. Luxembourg remains the country with the highest household spending. Among member states in Central and Southeast (CSE)...
Most of the Southeast European member states show decrease in the government debt as a share of GDP, as shown in a report published by the Eurostat. The EU debt as a share of GDP declined slightly in the Q3’19 q/q. In the SEE...
The profits of three German automotive companies — Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz — are higher than the profits of the entire Polish processing industry. So, the idea that Poland could quickly catch up with Germany and the...
The investment rate in Poland is close to the EU average, but is lower than in the CSE countries. Expenditure on R&D, as well as on software and databases remains particularly low.
The net savings rate in Poland remains low compared to other countries of the European Union thus increasing the savings rate through the creation of pension funds becomes a necessity.
The issue of wage levels and income inequality is becoming hot topic in discussions concerning the Polish economy. International comparisons indicate that average wages in Poland are higher than what would be expected on the...