MPC members split on extend of economic slowdown in Poland.

By bne IntelliNews August 24, 2012
The current data on economic activity as well as business climate indicators pointed to further slowdown in domestic economic growth in Poland, according to some members of the Monetary Policy Council (MPC), as reported by the central bank in the "minutes" of MPC's July sitting. According to those members of the Council, weaker business climate indicators about the expected economic conditions, in particular regarding outlook for demand, orders and production, were a sign of adverse prospects for domestic economic activity. Yet, few MPC members said that the recently incoming data indicate rather a slight economic downturn. Those Council members pointed to some strengthening of industrial output and retail sales growth in May (that could be driven not only by one-off factors, such as football tournament Euro 2012), a sustained strong financial standing of firms and an improvement in liquidity indicators in the corporate sector in Q2 of 2012, as showed by the NBP surveys. Some Council members emphasised that the projection envisaged further economic slowdown - deeper than forecast in the March projection. A few MPC members deemed economic growth in the coming years likely to run markedly below the levels assumed in the NBP projection. At the same time, other central bankers deemed that following a marked slowdown this year, GDP growth may gradually pick up in the course of 2013. Under the July projection of NBP, Poland's economic growth will amount to 2.9% in 2012 (vs. 3.0% expected in March), while it will slow down to 2.1% in 2013 (vs. 2.3% expected in the March projection). In 2014, the GDP growth will accelerate to 3.0% y/y (vs. 3.2% projected in March and compared to last year's 4.3%).
Read in IntelliNews Pro
Get IntelliNews Pro

Related Articles

EC refers Poland to court for delay on renewable energy rules.

The European Commission is referring Poland (and Cyprus) to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully transpose EU's Renewable Energy Directive, according to the ... more

ZEW Economic Sentiment Indicator for Poland surges to 42.9pts in February.

The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Poland (economic expectations) surged by 22.3pts m/m to 42.9pts in February, according to a report by the Center for European Economic ... more

FinMin: Poland to inject EUR 5.5bn of FX reserves to ECB upon euro-zone entry.

When Poland joins the euro-zone, it will have to transfer EUR 5.47bn of its foreign-currency reserves to the European Central Bank, according to a statement by the ministry of finance. The ... more

Follow Us On

Most Read

  1. Ukraine's birth rate plummets to 300-year low as country’s population collapses
    8 days ago
  2. EU finally boosts defence investment into arms production as Ukraine runs out of ammo
    1 month ago
  3. Fresh evidence suggests that the April 2022 Istanbul peace deal to end the war in Ukraine was stillborn
    8 days ago
  4. Don't mention the "D" word - Ukraine
    5 days ago
  5. Europe unlikely to tackle Russian LNG imports anytime soon
    2 days ago
  1. Russia could pay off its entire external debt tomorrow, in cash
    26 days ago
  2. Speculation swirls of “Men in Blue” in Crocus City Hall terrorist attack linked to FSB
    30 days ago
  3. Albanians campaign on social media to keep bus bridge created in freak accident
    1 year ago
  4. BRICS announce a blockchain-based payment system to create a common currency
    28 days ago
  5. Saudi Arabia to scale back plans for Neom city
    15 days ago

Reports

Dismiss