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Unemployment to stay stable, rising in new year, says think-tank

The think-tank noted that labour offices received 95,000 new job offers in August, which was 2.3 percent fewer than a year earlier, though the drop affected mainly public-sector employment. Albert Zawada/PAP

Poland's unemployment rate should fluctuate only slightly until November but may rise from the current 5.0 percent to 5.5 percent at the start of 2024, a government-affiliated economic think-tank said on Monday, commenting on August's unemployment figures.

Interest rate cut 'surprising' says think tank expert

An expert from the think tank the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) has called Wednesday’s interest rate cuts “surprising”, adding that that by the end of next year rates would fall to around 5.25 percent

Unemployment could hit 5.5 pct by year-end says think-tank

Unemployment could rise to 5.5 percent by the end of the year, according to analysts at a government-affiliated economic think-tank.

Poland's exports to Ukraine up in 2022 and 2023

Poland became in 2022 the second biggest exporter to Ukraine after China, a government-affiliated economic think-tank has said.

Growing number of Ukrainians start businesses in Poland

Nearly 14,000 Ukrainian companies were established in Poland in the first half of 2023, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) has reported.

Poland with trade surplus in Q1

Poland booked a EUR 2.9 billion trade surplus in Q1 2023, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) said on Thursday citing data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS).

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Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

GDP growth at 0.6 pct over 2023 says economy institute

Poland's GDP growth should average 0.6 percent in 2023, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government-affiliated economic think-tank, reported on Wednesday.

Economic think-tank expects slight rise in unemployment by year-end

Analysts at government-affiliated economic think-tank the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) expect the country's unemployment rate to increase slightly by the end of the year.

Falling inflation could boost wage growth from Q3

A drop in inflation could result in a faster rise in real wages in the second half of the year, an economist from the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) said on Friday.

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They say love don't come easy - but it does in Bielsko-Biała!

I must apologise if this column is not the academic or historical discourse that this city so richly deserves, but it is the Bielsko-Biała that revealed itself to me – it’s also the Bielsko-Biała that I fell desperately in love with. I’m pretty sure, you will as well.

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