Poland

Interim President Bronislaw Komorowski came out on top in Poland's May 28-29 president election, but was unable to muster the 50% of the vote required to secure victory. Komorowski,... 2010-06-24

Although Poland's economy slowed to a 0.5% q-o-q seasonally adjusted expansion in Q110, from the 1.1% q-o-q real growth seen in Q409, we are encouraged by the fact that economic activity... 2010-06-23

We hold to our view that Polish monetary policy rates will remain on hold in the coming months given the continued moderation in headline inflation. For the time being we still forecast... 2010-06-16

Having outperformed during the recession, we believe that the Polish economy will also outperform during the recovery. As the only major CEE economy to avoid recession last year, instead... 2010-05-27

Although Poland's current account deficit widened during the first two months of 2010, we still believe that the balance of payments will adjust to a more sustainable position over... 2010-04-30

Largely resulting from the general uptrend in joblessness amid the protracted economic slowdown, though also partly reflecting seasonal factors, the Polish unemployment rate surged... 2010-02-24

Upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010 and 2011, respectively, will have a significant impact on medium-term policymaking in Poland. Successfully electing a Civic... 2010-02-08

Having delivered sizeable cuts to its main policy rate in 2009 amid the tightening in global credit conditions and ensuing economic downturn, we believe that the National Bank of... 2010-01-04

The solid rate of capitalisation of the Polish banking sector in recent months has further strengthened our positive outlook for the industry, both in terms of diffusing the risks... 2009-10-23

In line with market expectations, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) kept its main policy rate on hold at 3.50% at the July 29 monetary policy meeting, having slashed 250bps since... 2009-08-19