Warsaw Business Journal

Retail

AliExpress opens a logistics hub in Poland

AliExpress, a global e-commerce platform owned by the Alibaba Group, announced that the first independent logistics center in Poland has...

Analysis

Polish SMEs should digitize faster, report

The pandemic has become an accelerator of digitization in Poland. There has been an increase in outsourcing, further digitization of...

Debt

Polish micro-companies distrustful about debt collection

The smallest companies in Poland approach debt collection with a distance and have problems with recovering payments for their work,...

Analysis

Pandemic reinforced existing divisions, research finds

Poland was described as a "polarized democracy", where the crisis strengthened the already existing divisions between social groups. The majority...

Deals

Co-founder of Netflix invests in Polish startup

Mitch Lowe, the co-founder of Netflix, longtime CEO of Redbox and Moviepass, has joined UseCrypt. The official merger took place...

World

Poland’s WSE launches segment of family companies

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has launched a segment of family companies listed on the WSE, to which 178 companies...

World

Global e-commerce industry facing huge changes

In 2020, online retail sales totaled USD 4.28 trillion (USD 3.35 tln in 2019). According to forecasts, in 2021 the...

Analysis

Poland: Businesses blocked by unpaid invoices, survey shows

As many as 60% of Polish companies in the pandemic complain that their contractors do not pay on time, the...

Analysis

Climate change hurts economy, but creates new business opportunities

Dynamically progressing climate change causes not only weather anomalies but also affects the global economic situation, According to the Atradius...

EU

EC to issue EUR 20 bln bond for Next Generation EU

Last week in its first NextGenerationEU transaction, the European Commission raised EUR 20 billion via a 10-year bond due on...

Analysis

Industries lose billions on counterfeit products

The budgets of European Union countries lose approximately EUR 14.27 billion a year in revenues due to counterfeit goods, the...

Analysis

Global GDP growth expected to be fastest in over 40 years

Euromonitor International recently released its "Global Economic Forecasts: Q2 2021" report focusing on quarterly macro changes for the world's key...

Analysis

Rise in inflation not to weaken euro area economy: UBS

The rise in inflation in the eurozone will not weaken its economy or threaten the stock market growth, financial company...

World

International Finance Forum publishes IFF China Report 2021

The International Financial Forum (IFF) has announced the publication of the IFF China Report 2021 presenting the most important political...

Analysis

CEE outperforms EU peers in economic recovery from COVID

CEE outperformed other EU countries in 2020 in terms of economics, hopefully returning to a strong income convergence to Western...

Analysis

Poles Over 50, Launch 35,000 Micro-firms a Year

Each year, individuals over 50 years old establish 35,000 solo businesses in Poland, with 40% being women, a study from...

Analysis

Poland’s Sentiment in SME Segment up in Q4

The sentiment in Poland's small and medium enterprise sector (SME) is improving in the fourth quarter, the latest EFL Barometer...

Figures

Overdue Debt of Young Poles Grows

At of the end of July, debts of individuals aged 18 to 24 in Poland reached PLN 1 billion, (around...

Green Energy

Polish PGE Completes 2 PV Farms

Polish renewable developer PGE Energia Odnawialna, a subsidiary of the PGE Group, has completed construction on two photovoltaic (PV) farms,...

HR

Fewer People in Poland Afraid to Lose Their Jobs, Research

According to a poll by the Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS) the sense of job security increased in September, reported...

World

Nearly 40% of Poles Report Worsening Financial Situation – Survey

Polish citizens remain primarily concerned about inflation (53%), but healthcare issues (45%) are gaining prominence, local portal Inwestycje.pl reported citing...

Analysis

Only 1/3 of Poles Satisfied With Their Lives

Poles are moderately satisfied with their lives, with only 37% declaring their satisfaction, according to a study conducted by IRCenter...

Analysis

SMEs Barometer Inches up in Poland

The EFL Barometer, a synthetic indicator informing about the propensity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for growth, increased by...

HR

Poles Have High Professional Mobility – Report

As many as 454,000 job offers were posted on Pracuj.pl in the first half of 2023, reported the Warsaw Business...

Figures

Polish Food Exports up in Jan-Apr

Poland experienced a significant increase in the export of agricultural and food products during the period of January to April,...

Figures

Real Income of Poles Fell in 2022 

The real disposable income per person in an average household in 2022 fell by 2.6%, mainly due to inflation, figures...

Innovation

Polish Companies Expect AI, Automation to Lower Employment – Study

According to a study called 'Barometer of the Polish Job Market' by Personnel Service, 56% of entrepreneurs believe that the...

Analysis

Half of Companies in Poland Admit to Have Delays in Payments 

In a survey 'Reliability in business', conducted in February, on behalf of Rzetelna Firma, 49% of entrepreneurs representing micro, small,...

Analysis

Polish Companies Reluctant to Hire

The average wage in Poland stood at PLN 7,000 (appr. EUR 1,493) in February, but the expectation of salary rise...

World

Majority of Ukrainian Refugees in Poland Found a Job 

The majority of working-age Ukrainians found employment in Poland, more than half of them within the first three months of...

Poles Over 50, Launch 35,000 Micro-firms a Year

Each year, individuals over 50 years old establish 35,000 solo businesses in Poland, with 40% being women, a study from...

Poland’s Sentiment in SME Segment up in Q4

The sentiment in Poland's small and medium enterprise sector (SME) is improving in the fourth quarter, the latest EFL Barometer...

Overdue Debt of Young Poles Grows

At of the end of July, debts of individuals aged 18 to 24 in Poland reached PLN 1 billion, (around...

Polish PGE Completes 2 PV Farms

Polish renewable developer PGE Energia Odnawialna, a subsidiary of the PGE Group, has completed construction on two photovoltaic (PV) farms,...

Fewer People in Poland Afraid to Lose Their Jobs, Research

According to a poll by the Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS) the sense of job security increased in September, reported...

Nearly 40% of Poles Report Worsening Financial Situation – Survey

Polish citizens remain primarily concerned about inflation (53%), but healthcare issues (45%) are gaining prominence, local portal Inwestycje.pl reported citing...

Only 1/3 of Poles Satisfied With Their Lives

Poles are moderately satisfied with their lives, with only 37% declaring their satisfaction, according to a study conducted by IRCenter...

SMEs Barometer Inches up in Poland

The EFL Barometer, a synthetic indicator informing about the propensity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for growth, increased by...

Poles Have High Professional Mobility – Report

As many as 454,000 job offers were posted on Pracuj.pl in the first half of 2023, reported the Warsaw Business...

Polish Food Exports up in Jan-Apr

Poland experienced a significant increase in the export of agricultural and food products during the period of January to April,...

Real Income of Poles Fell in 2022 

The real disposable income per person in an average household in 2022 fell by 2.6%, mainly due to inflation, figures...

Polish Companies Expect AI, Automation to Lower Employment – Study

According to a study called 'Barometer of the Polish Job Market' by Personnel Service, 56% of entrepreneurs believe that the...

Half of Companies in Poland Admit to Have Delays in Payments 

In a survey 'Reliability in business', conducted in February, on behalf of Rzetelna Firma, 49% of entrepreneurs representing micro, small,...

Polish Companies Reluctant to Hire

The average wage in Poland stood at PLN 7,000 (appr. EUR 1,493) in February, but the expectation of salary rise...

Majority of Ukrainian Refugees in Poland Found a Job 

The majority of working-age Ukrainians found employment in Poland, more than half of them within the first three months of...