2025 was a year of clear stabilization and recovery for the heavy transport segment after the difficult 2022–2024 period. Data from the Polish Leasing Association (ZPL) show that the value of financing for heavy vehicles increased by 4.4% year on year, reaching approximately PLN 19.7 billion. This growth was supported not only by leasing, but […]

After the turbulent post-pandemic period and the correction of 2023–2024, 2025 brought stabilization to Poland’s investment land market. While residential developers continued to struggle with a shortage of plots in prime locations, the data center and energy storage sectors emerged as the new “dark horses,” redefining what constitutes attractive land. The market is undergoing a […]

The Polish Council of Shopping Centers (PRCH) has published data on the condition of shopping centers in December as well as across the whole of 2025, based on the two largest and most reliable indicators in Poland: the PRCH Turnover Density Index and the PRCH Footfall Density Index. In December, turnover in shopping centers rose […]

As sales teams enter 2026 with ambitious new targets, they are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence — especially AI agents — to deliver on their plans. A new study of more than 4,000 sales professionals shows that AI has become their most important tool for driving business growth in the year ahead. The data also […]

Record Q4 2025 results show AI is already driving revenues at the biggest tech companies, but the scale of investment is raising concerns. Meta, Alphabet and Amazon plan to spend an amount equivalent to roughly half of Poland’s GDP this year on AI infrastructure—hundreds of billions of dollars on data centres, chips and servers. The […]

ORLEN Upstream Norway (OUN) has acquired a 25% interest from Vår Energi in production licence PL293 in the North Sea. The licence includes the Aphrodite unconventional deposit, which could ultimately deliver nearly 2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas to the group. According to ORLEN, work carried out under PL293 will serve as a […]

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has officially qualified PolTREG to submit an application for marketing authorisation in the European Union for the PolTREG-T1D cell preparation. PolTREG S.A. (WSE: PTG) announced that it has achieved a significant milestone in the registration process of a cell therapy for the treatment of symptomatic type 1 diabetes within the […]

Europe is signalling a tougher fight against Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” — vessels the Kremlin uses to export oil illegally. The EU has already sanctioned around 600 ships, banning them from entering EU ports and from receiving maritime services. Similar sanctions on Russia have also been introduced by the United States and the United Kingdom. […]

From semiconductors and software to critical raw materials, medicines, and active pharmaceutical ingredients, the European Union remains heavily dependent on supplies from outside the bloc. The European Parliament says that in 2026 one of its priorities will be to build genuine strategic autonomy—and, in doing so, strengthen the competitiveness of the EU economy. MEPs argue […]

After a two-year slowdown, Poland’s IT sector is beginning to recover — but the market now operates on different rules than it did a few years ago. The rising importance of artificial intelligence is reshaping how teams work and how companies recruit, with specialised skills playing an increasingly decisive role. The coming quarters could prove […]

PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) plans to sign contracts worth around PLN 30 billion in 2026 from tenders that have already been announced, while this year’s procurement pipeline is expected to add another several billion złoty. The company is delivering the largest investment programme in the history of Polish railways—projects with a combined value […]

The government is expected to take up, on Wednesday, a draft bill establishing the SAFE Financial Instrument for Enhanced Security (FIZB) — a dedicated, ring-fenced financing vehicle to be managed by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK). The institutional, financial and procedural framework set out in the bill is necessary for Poland to sign a loan agreement […]

Disinformation, hate speech, and AI-generated content are increasingly alarming Europeans. A January Eurobarometer survey shows that nearly 70% of EU citizens fear online communication risks, and the share is even higher in Poland. Deepfakes trigger particular concern: they are used not only for political manipulation but also to produce pornographic content. Members of the European […]

The decision between buying a ready-made kit and selecting components individually is a dilemma that crops up across many fields – from electronics and automotive to specialized equipment. On one side, there’s freedom of choice and the ability to tailor every element to individual needs. On the other, the assurance that all parts were designed […]

January is traditionally the weakest month for apartment sales on Poland’s secondary (resale) market. At the same time, it is also the point in the year when the number of listings begins to rise. What about prices? According to experts from GetHome.pl, prospective buyers have no reason to worry. “If we look back a few […]

Japan is preparing for snap elections to the House of Representatives amid mounting economic challenges, persistent inflationary pressure, and rising regional tensions in East Asia. The vote, scheduled for 8 February, will elect 465 members to the lower house—the key chamber that determines both the national budget and the choice of prime minister. Of the […]

January 2026 delivered a very strong sign of renewed momentum in the housing loan market. The latest reading of the BIK Housing Loan Demand Index shows that the value of inquiries about financing a property purchase jumped by 50.4% year on year. This is one of the strongest growth rates recorded in recent years and […]

More than half of large companies are either implementing or planning—within the next six months—to invest in automation or artificial intelligence in their business processes. One in four has no such plans in the near term, according to a Trenkwalder Polska report based on a survey of 500 employers. Among small and medium-sized enterprises, the […]

The European Union has acknowledged that start-ups and scale-ups face real obstacles when trying to set up and run businesses across the Single Market. EU institutions are currently working on new legal frameworks for young, innovative companies. The European Parliament has presented its vision of a “28th legal regime,” under which rules for businesses would […]

Around 900 cases reach the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) each year, and most of them are preliminary references—questions sent by national courts. Poland is among the EU member states whose courts refer such questions most frequently. In recent years, much of the attention has focused on mortgage loan agreements—primarily the so-called […]

Researchers at Jagiellonian University have developed a new way of administering a drug used in brain cancer therapy. The approach could potentially increase treatment effectiveness and improve patients’ quality of life. The solution enables the drug to be delivered in two ways: directly into the brain during tumor resection surgery, and as an aerosol through […]

A bionic pancreas, 3D-bioprinted and capable of producing insulin, glucagon and C-peptide, has been named Poland’s Product of the Future in the 26th edition of the competition organized by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP). The agency is now looking for the next wave of innovations that could succeed not only in Poland, but […]

The results of EY’s survey “How Polish Companies Implement AI” show that in 2025, three out of four (74%) organizations reduced hiring as a result of implementing artificial intelligence. AI is also pushing employers to invest in upskilling their existing teams: 62% of companies make AI tools available to most of their employees, and nearly […]

The end of 2025 brought a noticeable cooling in housing supply. In Q4, the number of active listings fell in all major cities—most sharply in Poznań (-9%) and Wrocław (-8%). At the same time, apartment prices remained stable, and quarterly changes did not exceed 2.1%. According to SonarHome.pl data, the period of oversupply in the […]

KLM has announced plans to speed up a wide-ranging transformation aimed at strengthening the airline’s operational and financial foundations and improving its readiness for future market challenges. The program is set to simplify the organization, improve operational reliability, and continue reducing costs while simultaneously increasing revenues. It also includes changes to KLM’s management model. Under […]