The informal economy is believed to amount to hundreds of billions of zloty per year, with estimates of its size ranging from 9% to 30% of GDP.

The informal economy is believed to amount to hundreds of billions of zloty per year, with estimates of its size ranging from 9% to 30% of GDP.
Poland must ensure local firms can compete with global giants, said Tusk.
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The pandemic has increased empty office and retail space while Poland has a large housing deficit, notes the development ministry.
The deal is another step in Poland’s plans to move state-owned coal assets to a separate entity.
But the language barrier is an issue, with only 5% of Ukrainian refugees declaring that they speak good Polish.
“The most important thing is that Polish families suffer as little as possible in this crisis.”
The prime minister warned that any attempts to obstruct access to the programme by banks will be penalised.
“This is currently the largest framework agreement in Europe for this type of work,” says the company.
“I wish I had the kind of understanding within the EU as a whole that I see on the Spanish side,” said Mateusz Morawiecki.
Some supermarkets in Poland have begun to ration sales of sugar after a rush of purchases by consumers fearing shortages and price rises.
Polish state gas company PGNiG has ordered eight liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, which it will charter.
Unemployment fell to 4.9% in Poland last month, dropping below 5% for the first time since 1990.
Poland intends to buy 48 FA-50 fighter aircraft, 180 K2 tanks and as many howitzers “as possible” from South Korea.
Around 35% of Polish homes use coal for heating and a total of 11.5 billion zloty (€2.4 billion) will be allocated for the new programme