#POLISH ECONOMY

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World Bank raises Poland’s GDP forecast for each of the next three years

The World Bank has raised its GDP growth estimate for Poland to 3.2% for this year, 3.7% for 2025, and 3.4% for 2026, according to a report published on Thursday by the World Bank.

the S&P Purchasing Managers' Index is up in Poland and the Czech Republic, though manfucaturing is still struggling. Illustrative photo of Vitkovice Steel in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Photo by: CTK Photo/Vladimir Prycek Dostawca: PAP/CTK

Outlook improves for Polish manufacturing in August, despite further fall in output

Poland’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) rose in August for the fifth month in a row to 47.8, up from 47.3 in July.

IMF dampens 2025 Emerging Europe Growth Outlook

Analysts at the International Monetary Fund say emerging European countries will continue to grow at 3.2% in 2024, but growth will decline to 2.6% next year, a worse outlook than the fund gave in the spring.

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Poland’s Finance Minister forecasts 4-4.5% inflation by year-end

Poland’s inflation is expected to be in the range of 4.0- 4.5% at the end of 2024, the finance minister has said.

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Prices of consumer goods and services rise 2.4% says flash estimate

Statistics Poland (GUS) announced that the price of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) have risen by 2.4% year-on-year in a flash estimate issued earlier on Tuesday. Additionally, estimates show that the CPI crept up 1% month-on-month in April of this year.