Polish Companies Accelerate Digitalisation. Cyber Resilience and Data Sovereignty Become Critical

Cloud computing and AI are accelerating across Polish business, but the shift is making cybersecurity and data sovereignty more important. Companies increasingly need to assess not only security, but also where data is stored, which law applies and how easily it can be moved.

AI and KSeF Could Cut Accounting Costs in Poland and Reshape the Market

Artificial intelligence and Poland’s KSeF e-invoicing system could sharply reduce the cost of routine accounting work. The likely result is not the disappearance of accountants, but pressure on prices, margins and business models as automated firms gain scale.

Central and Eastern Europe Sets Out an AI Plan: Regional Fund, Faster Adoption and Fewer Barriers

A regional AI fund, more growth capital, support for SMEs adopting artificial intelligence and...

Employee Disengagement Can Cost a 100-Person Polish Company More Than PLN 500,000 a Year

Low employee engagement is increasingly measurable in financial terms. Enpulse estimates that in a Polish company with around 100 employees, unused workforce potential can exceed PLN 530,000 a year through lower productivity, mistakes, absence, turnover and overload of top performers.

Polish IT Firms Turn More Cautious as Demand and Geopolitics Weigh on Sentiment

Optimism in Poland’s IT sector weakened in the first half of 2026. Only 54% of surveyed companies assessed both recent performance and the next six months positively, while demand, geopolitics and new-client acquisition moved to the top of the risk list.

AI boosts productivity, but not profits. Only 6% of companies turn it into significant value

Artificial intelligence is becoming more deeply embedded in business operations, yet the financial returns remain uneven. According to McKinsey’s latest global AI survey, 80% of respondents say AI improves their individual productivity, but only 37% attribute a positive impact on organisational EBIT to the technology. Just 6% of organisations qualify as AI high performers — companies that attribute at least 5% of EBIT to AI and consider the value generated by the technology to be significant. The findings suggest that the biggest gains come not from deploying more tools, but from fundamentally redesigning how work gets done.

Polish Businesses Are Investing Heavily in AI. 39% Spent Up to PLN 499,000

Polish entrepreneurs are among the most active investors in artificial intelligence solutions across Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe, according to the latest edition...

Executives Under Pressure as Companies Demand Faster Decisions and Higher Productivity

Companies are increasingly managing several transformations at the same time, shortening decision-making cycles and holding executives more accountable for productivity. Leaders are now expected...

One of the greatest strengths of Polish executives is their ability to lead through Constant Change

Polish companies have spent years operating in an environment shaped by economic volatility, regulatory change, labour shortages, geopolitical risks and repeated disruptions to supply chains. While these conditions have made doing business more difficult, they may also have created an important competitive advantage: a generation of executives accustomed to making fast decisions, managing uncertainty and continuously adapting their organisations to changing conditions.

Polish Business Insolvencies Edge Down in H1 2026, but Cost Pressures Remain High

Although the number of business insolvencies in Poland declined slightly in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, the...

Polish SMEs Still Rely on Their Own Funds Despite Stronger Bank Lending

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises account for a significant share of economic activity in Poland and are therefore one of the banking sector’s most...

HoReCa Debt Falls to PLN 1.88 Billion, but Restaurants Remain Under Pressure

Poland’s hotel and restaurant industry entered the summer season with significantly lower debt than a year earlier. At the end of May 2026, the...

The End of the “Just-in-Time” Era: Companies Build Up Inventories to Prepare for Crises

Companies are increasingly prioritising business continuity over the relentless optimisation — meaning reduction — of inventories of materials and production components. An Allianz Trade...

Corporate Restructurings in Poland Remain Near Record Levels in 2026

A total of 2,566 corporate restructuring proceedings were opened in Poland during the first half of 2026. Although this was slightly fewer than a...

Corporate Bankruptcies in Poland Remain Low, but Insolvency Problems Affect Thousands of Firms

A total of 206 corporate bankruptcies were announced in Poland in the first half of 2026, almost unchanged from a year earlier. The relatively...

Stable Number of Insolvencies Masks Sharp Rise in Corporate Debt

Creditors of companies undergoing bankruptcy or restructuring proceedings in Poland are already waiting for more than PLN 200 million in unpaid debts. This is...

Poland Has 19,000 AI Companies, but Few Businesses Are Ready to Use Their Solutions

Poland is now home to 19,000 companies associated with artificial intelligence, according to data from Dun & Bradstreet. This means that one in every...

Low-Margin Contracts and Late Payments Weigh on Outsourcing Providers

Outsourcing was supposed to relieve pressure on companies, but the sector itself is struggling under the weight of unpaid liabilities. Cleaning and security companies, office...

U.S. Companies Have Invested $30 Billion in Poland and Employ Nearly 330,000 People

The value of direct investment by U.S. companies in Poland has reached approximately $30 billion, while businesses backed by American capital employ nearly 330,000...
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