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Poland GDP Annual Growth Rate
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Poland expanded 3.30 percent in the third quarter of 2014 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Poland averaged 4.22 Percent from 1995 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 8.10 Percent in the fourth quarter of...
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National Bank of Poland (NBP) has cut interest rates for the first time since Summer 2013
The Monetary Policy Council (MPC) of the NBP has cut their interest rates for the first time since Summer 2013. Financial experts regarded this step as long overdue, but they have been surprised by the rate cut of 50 percentage points. Most of the market experts predicted 25 percentage points.
Changes to the rules of granting state aid within the Special Economic Zones (SEZ’s)
On 12th November, 2014 the Council of Ministers approved a draft of the Ruling on state aid granted for initiatives operating under a permit to conduct business activity in Special Economic Zones (SEZ’s). The Ruling should take effect by the end of 2014. The rules of granting regional aid have...
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Working time regulation, if a public holiday happens to be a day off
If a public holiday happens to be a day off, mostly this will have the result, that in the case of a five-day week employees have the right to another day off. This is due to the method used in the Working Time Regulations to calculate the working time. According...
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The failure of the tax avoidance regulations
Embarrassing government mistakes in legislation, after new regulations on tax avoidance law were passed and signed by Parliament and the President on 17th September, 2014. The Government Legislation Centre had two weeks to publish this law, to enable the new legislation to come into effect next year, but the publication...
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The Future Inflation Index (WPI)
The Future Inflation Index (WPI) prognoses decreased again in November. Data shows that prices of goods and services in the upcoming months will decrease by 0.2% compared to October.
NBP’s vision for the economic development of Poland
In November, experts from NBP’s (Narodowy Bank Polski) Economic Institute presented their vision for the economic development of Poland, projecting inflation and GDP. In general the report shows that inflation and GDP will be lower than the figures forecast in July.
Poland’s economic indicators
Poland’s economic indicators 2014 Unemployment rate (%) Inflation / Year (%) Industrial production (%) September 8.7 -0.2 1.9 August 8.8 -0.1 0.3 July 8.9 – 2.4 June 9.1 0.3 1.8 May 9.2 0.3 2.1 April 9.4 0.3 5.6 March 9.6 0.6 5.5 February 9.8 0.7 5.3 January 9.9 0.6 6.5...
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Increased contributions for self-employed and business owners
Social security payments for self-employed and business owners will be increased by 5.9% next year. This is because the average earnings will rise to PLN 3,966.00 in 2015, according to the draft budget provided by the government. Unlike employees, for which social security contributions depends on the amount of their...
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Deflation in Poland fell by the record 0.6% in October on annual basis
Deflation in Poland surprised and fell by the record 0.6% in October on annual basis. This is probably the deepest deflation in 58 years (although data before 1990 is not fully comparable), since the early reign of Gomułka. This is the biggest problem for the Polish MPC which said the...
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