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 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.
On 18 August, the Polish government is due to consider amendments aimed at strengthening legal protection for agricultural activity. President Karol Nawrocki, as well...
At the end of 2025, 956,936 Ukrainian residents were covered by temporary protection in Poland. Although the total was slightly lower than a year earlier, the demographic structure changed significantly. The number of working-age men continued to rise, the female population declined and economically active age groups accounted for a larger share of the total — a shift that could have important consequences for Polish employers.
A record 1.13 million foreign nationals were working in Poland at the end of February 2026, around 75,000 more than a year earlier. Foreign labour is becoming an increasingly important part of the country’s workforce, particularly in manufacturing, logistics, construction and business support services. Ukrainian nationals remain by far the largest group, accounting for nearly 68% of all foreign workers.
The number of foreign nationals working in Poland reached a record 1.13 million at the end of February 2026, rising 7.1% year-on-year, according to Statistics Poland (GUS). Ukrainian citizens remained by far the largest group, while foreign workers continued to play a particularly important role in manufacturing, logistics, construction and business support services.
Poland’s economy is accelerating, driving technological transformation, but the flow of workers from abroad has been sharply restricted. On the one hand, demand for...
Poland’s farmers are heading into a significantly weaker harvest season after months of frost, drought, heatwaves and violent storms. According to a preliminary estimate from Statistics Poland, cereal production will fall by nearly 5%, while rapeseed and tree-fruit harvests are expected to record even steeper declines.
The material situation of households in Poland improved in 2025 compared with the previous year. According to Statistics Poland (GUS) data from the household...
In April 2026, business sentiment improved in most Polish regions and across many of the sectors analysed. However, data from Statistics Poland (GUS) show...
March data from the Credit Information Bureau (BIK) confirm that Poland’s non-bank lending market remains in a phase of clear expansion. In the first...
The development of artificial intelligence may paradoxically strengthen the position of Statistics Poland (GUS). In a world where AI models are increasingly responsible for...
Poland’s healthcare financing system is being held back by uneven health insurance contributions across different groups of citizens, a lack of mechanisms supporting preventive...
Poland’s insurance sector has just completed an exceptionally strong year. According to the latest data from Statistics Poland (GUS), the net profit of insurance...