In Poland, 45 per cent of respondents use only one bank, which is below the European average (55 per cent), 37 per cent have an account with two banks and 16 per cent with three to five banks, according to a report by Kearney. Six per cent of Poles have their main account in digital banking.more

From mid-December, a new PKP Intercity train timetable will come into effect, in which passengers will find over five hundred connections and shortened travel times on many popular routes - announced Janusz Malinowski, president of PKP Intercity.more

Although PLN 305 billion has been spent on 500+ benefits, the number of births is still falling and the scope of extreme poverty is the same as before the introduction of the program - reports "Rzeczpospolita" in today's issue.more

The World Bank has raised its GDP growth forecast for Poland to 3.2 percent this year, to 3.7 percent in 2025, and to 3.4 percent in 2026, the World Bank reported in its latest ECA Economic Update report.more

The Medical University of Wrocław is the best university in Poland - according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR). Over two thousand universities from around the world were assessed based on several indicators, such as research quality or cooperation with industry.more

2.5 million Poles live in extreme poverty, and over 17 million below the social minimum - according to data for 2023 described yesterday by Wirtualna Polska. This is the worst result since 2015. The level of poverty among children, seniors and people with disabilities has increased significantly - the portal noted.more

An IBRIS poll conducted for Rzeczpospolita shows that if the presidential election had been held last Sunday - it would have been won by Rafał Trzaskowski. He would have been followed by Karol Nawrocki as the potential candidate of the Law and Justice party (PiS), and in third place would have been Sejm Speaker Szymon Hołownia.more

In the event of a threat of destabilization of the state due to the influx of immigrants, it should be possible to temporarily and territorially suspend the right to accept asylum applications - we read in the communique on the adoption by the government of the migration strategy.more

There is a trend of lower employee turnover between companies on the labour market, this is, among other things, the result of a lack of interesting offers, according to a survey prepared by Randstad. According to employees, the employment offer would be more attractive if the employer supported their commute to work.more

In September this year, 66% of respondents assessed the situation at their workplace as good; another 24% considered it to be "neither good nor bad" - according to the CBOS survey. Those working on private farms assessed the situation worse than other respondents.more

Poland ranked 31. in the intellectual capital ranking of 180 countries in 2023, the Polish Economic Institute reported, citing the "Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index". Higher places were taken by, among others, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, and the leader is South Korea.more

Only 20% of Poles know of any other form of contraception than condoms, and for 23% of respondents, the topic of pregnancy prevention methods is a taboo - according to a report by Kantar, presented by the Coalition Right to Contraception.more

53 per cent of Poles support our country's reception of Ukrainian refugees. This is the lowest result since March 2022 when it was 94 per cent. - according to the latest CBOS survey.more

Everyday shopping became more expensive in September by an average of 4.9 per cent compared to last September; the most expensive, by more than 10 per cent, were vegetables and fruit, according to the UCE Research report published yesterday. Bulk products - including sugar, salt and flour - are cheaper.more

80 per cent of adolescents aged 15-16 years have already drunk alcohol, 78 per cent of whom are using beer. With each year of delayed alcohol initiation, the likelihood of alcohol dependence decreases by 14 per cent and the risk of abuse by 8 per cent. - according to a report prepared by the Institute for Aware People. At the same time, the percentage of adolescents convinced of the health risks omore

The average price of a 55-square-metre unit in Warsaw is equivalent to 92 average gross salaries. The purchasing power of customers is clearly decreasing. The salvation would be to increase the housing offer, reports today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

51 per cent of Poles are in favour of the presence of religion in public schools. 58 percent of respondents support the idea of limiting religion lessons to one hour per week. According to 69 per cent, the grade from this subject should not be included in the average at the end of the school year, according to the CBOS survey.more

Shops open on all Sundays are wanted by 52.6 per cent of Poles. Compared to the February survey, this is an increase of 6.6 percentage points. - reported today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

Online financial fraud is the second most valuable criminal business after drugs, generating up to USD 1 trillion in revenue. In Poland, fraudsters defraud more than PLN 0.5 billion annually, reports ‘Puls Biznesu’.more

The latest report entitled ‘How do Poles currently use dentists? ‘How do Poles currently use dentists?’ shows that nearly 40% of compatriots would prefer to avoid dental surgeries from afar mainly because the cost of treatment and visits is too high. Almost 39% speak of fear of the white coat and the doctor himself. Fear of pain deters almost 30% of Poles. Negative experiences discourage more thanmore

Non-alcoholic beverages are conquering the Polish market, with sales growing even by more than 50 per cent a year, according to ‘’Rzeczpospolita‘’. According to the newspaper, this is only the beginning of a strong consumer trend.more

An observation of the behaviour of nearly 3 million consumers showed that there was an overall year-on-year decrease in holiday fast food traffic. These types of restaurants also lost customers. Pizzerias recorded two double-digit declines and sandwich and chicken bars recorded two single-digit declines. Other parameters, such as the length of time spent in an establishment or the average number omore

62 routes, including two new routes - to Milan-Malpensa and Trieste in Italy - will be operated from Krakow in this year's winter schedule by Irish airline Ryanair. The carrier forecasts that 5.9 million passengers will be served in the Malopolska capital this year.more

As many as two-thirds of us admit that we eat food whose expiry date has passed; we still do not understand the messages ‘best before’ and ‘should be consumed by’, reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more

In the CBOS survey, 38 per cent of respondents admitted that they see more risks than benefits from the development of artificial intelligence. One in four respondents holds the opposite view. Most believe that the development of AI will increase unemployment.more