As economists argue, in the coming months inflation in Poland will remain at a high level, amounting to approx. 10%. However, there is no shortage of opinions that we will not avoid the double-digit indicator. The Russian-Ukrainian war is mainly associated with such risks as an increase in energy prices in the world and the weakening of our currency.more
KLM and Air France have raised ticket prices on intercontinental flights due to soaring oil prices. A KLM spokesman confirms that prices will be 30-40 euros higher in economy class, while business class travellers have to pay 100 euros more.more
The zloty lost significantly versus the euro today. The single currency exchange rate at approx. At 16:45 it was PLN 4.71, which means an increase in the value of the euro by about 0.7%. The zloty depreciated even more against the dollar.more
Household appliances consume the most electricity in homes, and at least 2 million households have appliances older than 10 years. The new one can use up to 70 percent. less energy - you can read in today's Rzeczpospolita.more
After a brief stop in Istanbul, a private jet linked to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich landed in Moscow today. Abramovich is Putin's "cashier" in the West, according to the authors of a journalistic investigation presented yesterday on the BBC Panorama programme.more
A senior official previously charged with vetting the Treasury's plans has told the BBC chancellor Rishi Sunak can afford to postpone April's tax rises.more
One in five Poles have no savings at all, the survey showed. 13% of respondents have gathered savings of less than PLN 1,000, while over 20% have set aside cash between PLN 1,000 and PLN 5,000.more
The vast majority of adult Poles declared that these days they are most afraid of high prices - 71 percent, war - 70 percent and disease - 64 percent, according to a CBOS survey from the first half of February 2022.more
The Polish currency has weakened slightly this morning compared to the evening quotations yesterday: the euro costs PLN 4.78, the dollar PLN 4.32 and the Swiss franc PLN 4.66.more
The Polish currency has strengthened this morning compared to yesterday's evening quotations: the euro costs PLN 4.86, the dollar PLN 4.45 and the Swiss franc PLN 4.80.more
Nearly 40% of Polish women believe that they earn less than men working in the same positions, according to a survey. The same percentage has a different opinion on the matter, and one in five respondents does not know.more
Rapidly expensive crude oil is driving fuel prices up. Soon, Poles in the country will pay over PLN 7 / l for petrol, and even PLN 8 / l at the turn of March and April - said Jakub Bogucki, an analyst at e-petrol.plmore
From next month, big changes will come into force regarding the National Living Wage. The wage is set to rise by 6.6 per cent in April, from £8.91 an hour to £9.50 an hour.more
The Polish zloty weakened to the lowest levels in history in relation to the euro - reports today, inter alia, Reuters agency. It notes that the weakening is behind investors fleeing to safer assets in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.more
A groundbreaking academic study examining whether benefit sanctions are linked to claimant ill-health, including mental illness and suicide, has been halted after ministers reneged on a longstanding promise to release sanctions data.more
88% of surveyed Poles believe that living in a pandemic is expensive. This is most strongly felt by seniors and residents of large cities, according to the study by the National Debt Register.more
From March 1, the Polish government will transfer more money to benefits for pensioners and retirees. Benefits will increase by 7% As a result, the lowest pension will now amount to PLN 1,338.44 and will be higher by PLN 87.56 than a year earlier.more
The war in Ukraine changed the prospects for the zloty. The risk of economic crisis and inflation persistence have a negative impact on the currency, but there are also positive phenomena, informs today's "Puls Biznesu".more