## Republic of Poland: Selected Issues

_IMF Staff Country Reports, July 5, 2016_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 5, 2016
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475525632.002

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### Executive summary and main findings
- Poland is the only country in the European Union that avoided an outright recession during the global financial crisis.
- Factors cited for this resilience:
  - "sound policies"
  - "close links to the German supply chain"
  - "substantial EU transfers"
- The strong aggregate performance has masked "enduring regional disparities," which are "undermining the quality of growth."
- Poland faces significant long-term challenges as "an aging population weighs on potential growth and public finances."
- The new government, which "took office in November," has approved a "Responsible Development Plan" focused on:
  - spurring growth through innovation
  - reducing social and regional disparities

### Subjects and keywords (as provided)
- Subject: Bank levy, Gender, Gender diversity, Labor productivity, Production, Productivity, Taxes, Women
- Keywords: asset tax, bank, Bank levy, CR, Europe, Gender diversity, Global, ISCR, Labor productivity, OECD average, participation in Poland, Poland, Productivity, productivity growth, tax, tax outlay, Women

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- **Republic of Poland: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 16/211; June 10, 2016**
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