Introduction
Sound monetary and fiscal policies along with reform measures played an important role in the resilience of the Polish economy. While most European countries were still battling recession, Poland witnessed a GDP growth rate of 1.7% in 2009, which further grew to 3.8% in 2010. MarketLine forecasts the economy to grow by 4.1% in 2011.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Poland can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Poland, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Poland through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Poland identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Poland, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Poland's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Poland perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Poland and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Poland perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Poland perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
