In January 2023, the consumer price index amounted to more than 17% year-on-year. This is in fact a very high inflation level; one that raises concerns with regard to inflation in the long term (I shall elaborate on that matter separately). This concern is further exacerbated by the fact that price increases in the euro area have clearly slowed down, whereas in Poland there are no signs of such trend. It seems, however, that in spite of negative signals, one should expect disinflation in the short term – judging from the seasonal price dynamics and a number of other factors…

On 7th February 2023, the second debate in the “Energy in the context of Ukraine’s reconstruction” series took place as part of the Union’s project “Europe-Poland-Ukraine. Rebuild Together. 2023”. The discussion titled “Nuclear energy – Ukrainian experience Poland can draw from” was chaired by Dominika Taranko, Director of the Energy and Climate Forum of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers…

Considering the high demand for green energy in Poland, the Union believes that any and all decisions limiting the development of RES constitute a squandered opportunity for our country for numerous new investments, jobs, and a competitive advantage in the CEE region…

Business sentiment for the next six months has improved slightly; however, it remains significantly pessimistic. The overall value of the BUSOMETER sentiment index in companies was 36.4, while the index was 32.4 in the previous research period…

Polish entrepreneurs have been struggling with numerous crises and skyrocketing operating costs since 2020. This impacts directly their financial situation. In 1Q 2022, 161 thousand companies suspended business activity, while 104.3 thousand shut it down…

The year 2022 could be called interesting, in the sense in which the Chinese use the curse “may you live in interesting times”.  The beginning of the year brought concerns about inflation (although even pessimists predicted a peak in consumer inflation of approximately 10% year-on-year)…