Business

Real estate prices continue to rise

Friday, January 25, 2008

High property prices in Poland are prompting many developers to try and renegotiate their purchase contracts.

Poland cuts 2007 deficit to almost half of forecast

Friday, January 25, 2008

Poland slashed its state budget deficit last year to almost half the forecast figure, the Finance Ministry said late last week, marking a crucial step towards EU targets and adopting the euro.

Poland and Slovakia to build large aquapark

Thursday, January 10, 2008

A Polish-Slovak consortium plans to build Poland's biggest aquapark in the Pieniny Mountains, one that uses geothermal water so visitors can swim in winter.

Expensive ecological cars hit EU highways

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Cars and trucks generate more than a fourth of all the carbon dioxide emitted in the EU each year.

Second Chinese company to sell cars in Poland

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Great Wall will soon become the second Chinese auto maker to sell its products in Poland.

Boom predicted for Krakow and other regional airports

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The immense increase in the number of passengers using the Krakow Airport in 2007 was one of the highest in Poland, according to the Krakow-based PMR consulting company.

Best sellers for 2007

Friday, December 21, 2007

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling heads Empik's best sellers 2007 English book list.

Polish rail to get a major facelift within next four years

Friday, December 21, 2007

The Polish Rail InterCity (PKP) will be restructured into a joint stock company with plans for the future to release its shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Inflation hits hard at year's end

Friday, December 21, 2007

The annual inflation indicator shows an increase to 3.6 percent in November. Inflation stood at 3 percent in October. Analysts are predicting December will see a rise in prices as high as 3.7 to 4.1 percent.

Monitoring employees at work

Friday, December 21, 2007

Monitoring employees at their place of work by the use of video cameras or through conducting computer security checks, which includes email inboxes, is becoming commonplace.