Poland's Growth Fastest in 10 Years

The Polish economy is revving up. In the first quarter of this year, gross domestic product grew by a whopping 7.4 percent, the highest figure in a decade.

In 2006, the country's GDP grew by 6.1 percent. The first-quarter data shows that this year may see a similar rate of growth, making Poland one of Europe's fastest growing economies. Among European Union member states, only Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Romania are growing faster than Poland. But, unlike in most of these countries, Poland's growth has been exceptionally stable, with low inflation and a stable external deficit.

Until recently, Poland's economic growth was chiefly driven by exports, which grew at a rate that sometimes exceeded 20 percent annually. Poland's 2006 exports totaled 87 billion euros, increasing over 22 percent from a year earlier and marking the best result for the Polish economy ever. In the first two months of 2007, exports grew by 16.4 percent. The economy ministry estimates that throughout 2007 they will total 102.5 billion euros, growing by 17 percent over 2006.

i would have thought that a significant amount is coming from overseas workers...

it has the end result of making a nations people richer.

they are miles ahead of Poland and always have been

Not in Wroclaw. The Germans undercut the Polish bids

So they should, the Poles nicked loads of German land after World War 2.

Szczecin, for instance, is a German city

Poland has laid claim to it

Among European Union member states, only Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Romania are growing faster than Poland.

I have always said that if a country will make it in the West it will be the Czech Republic-they are miles ahead of Poland and always have been.

once Poland has double the size and double of the population !!

Szczecin is Polish now - long live Szczecin!!!!!!!!!!!! and Grzegorz in it:)

But this is in %

I thought up a million ways to refute this comment but then I looked at the map and it does apear that Michal you are right. the Czech Rep. clearly is moving westward faster than Poland and it is easily miles more west than Poland.



You can clearly see for yourselves Czech is further West.
Thanks Michal!

a high % in all of the cases ,Size of land and Population so Poland should be doing better

becouse of the people here leave to go somewhere else to make a buck more

all ther major supermakets are hiring for the past 4 monthes from Tescos to Carefour and they can not find workers same for the fast food chains !!!!

as they said Poland is not a east european Country is central bla bla bla what it is really is a Poor country that has low wages and that high skills people leave to wash dishes and make up bes in the uk that

yes Czech is moving west

bring people from poorer countries like It happens in almost every developed country.

that what they Do in the UK they are developed and take people from here to work in thers Super markets .

So why sit here ? Get lost

this place will really grow

Yes... and

working in here super markets