Tag: Contrast

Credit intermediaries arranged PLN 124.9 billion in loans in 2025. Online sales are closing in on branches

Credit intermediation companies and firms granting loans from their own funds arranged PLN 124.9 billion worth of loans in...

Glapiński turns dovish despite higher inflation projection: zloty weakest since late 2024

Today’s comments from NBP President Adam Glapiński were quite dovish. Despite the NBP revising its inflation projection upward and...

Apartment Sales to Slow? Developers See Risk of Slowdown for the First Time Since 2024

The June Developer Sentiment Index published by the housing portal Tabelaofert sends the strongest signal of caution in the...

More Poles Are Being Treated for Depression, With the Sharpest Rise Among Young People

Depression is becoming an increasingly significant challenge not only for Poland’s healthcare system, but also for employers and the...

Television in Poland Loses Reach, but Viewers Watch Longer

Fewer people in Poland are watching linear television, but those who remain are spending more time in front of...

Ten Years After the Brexit Vote, Poland Emerges Among the Few EU Winners

We estimate that Brexit has caused measurable losses in UK GDP growth: under the central scenario, GDP would now...

Poland’s Unemployment Stood at 949,800 in Q1 2026, but No Sign of Mass Layoffs

At the end of March 2026, labour offices registered 949,800 unemployed people — 14.5% more than a year earlier....

Cross-Border Trade Delivers PLN 3.1bn Positive Balance for Poland

Foreign visitors spent PLN 10.9bn in Poland in the first quarter of 2026, generating a PLN 3.1bn surplus over...

Poland’s Industrial Output in May 2026

In May 2026, output was lower than a year earlier for 266 of the 478 products surveyed, while it...

Job Security Crisis: Just 21% of Employees in Poland Feel Safe From Cuts

Nowhere in the world do workers who believe their jobs are safe from elimination make up a majority. In...

AI Is Reshaping the Labour Market: 35% of Companies Are Reducing Entry-Level Hiring

Already 35% of companies have reduced recruitment for positions that do not require prior experience as a result of...

Companies Accelerate Transformation Despite Economic Uncertainty

Changes in trade policy, geopolitical tensions and economic instability are not stopping companies from transforming. On the contrary, as...