productivity and competitiveness. The Poland Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is the first ICA piloted in the World Bank …Improving the investment climate is a key pillar of the World Bank's private sector development strategy. Without a … encompass a very broad agenda, but in Poland's case such a challenge boils down to the objective of reducing the convergence …

Poland along with seven other Central European and Baltic countries, joined the European Union (EU) on May 1, 2004 … from a geopolitical point of view is undeniable. For Poland and the other new member countries, the distinction between … with the EU. This report discusses regional income disparities and policies in Poland and the likely impact on these on …

the European Union accession process -- 6. Monetary and fiscal policy in Poland during EU accession -- 7. Preconditions …

, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and analysis of cross country data from these regions, Financial and Monetary Integration in the …

Poland and potential areas of focus for follow-up interventions. The study also aims to highlight barriers that prevent the …. This report is not intended to be an in-depth analysis but rather an overview of the status of CE implementation in Poland … that provides some recommendations to policy makers on how to accelerate progress toward a CE in Poland …