Posts Tagged ‘zloty’

Polish Zloty Forecast (08 August 2009)

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Latest PLN news courtesy of CurrencySolutions.com

August has been a positive month for currency exchange rates, bringing the unexpected news that France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan have all emerged from recession.

France and Germany recorded 0.3% growth in the second quarter, leading to a rally in euro exchange rates. This in turn boosted currency rates in Eastern Europe, as markets benefitted from the prospect of higher production, trade and greater financial stability.

The Polish zloty has climbed 4.5% against the euro since July, and tends to rise alongside optimism in the market. Poland is still one of a handful of countries to have escaped recession and growth is set for 0.5% in 2009. However inflation is running well above target, at 3.6% and this could weigh on zloty in future.

Governor Owsiak, of Poland’s central bank recently stated: “going by zloty’s recent moves, one can’t identify a clear trend” and zloty remains subject to considerable volatility.

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Polish prices going up…

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

one of the reasons I was happy to sell up in the UK and buy in to the Polish property market was the simple fact that Poland is/was cheap but prices are steadily climbing. It’s simple economics – zillions of złoty pour in to the Polish economy everyday from foreign companies investing here, Poles abroad sending money back, or Poles abroad returning with their hard earnt savings.

An example is the PLN – GBP exchange rate. A couple of years ago you could get 6 zloty to the pound, now it’s around 4.8 zloty to the pound.

But it’s a double-edged sword of course – while the increasing strength of the Polish economy makes Poles ‘wealthier’ relative to established western economies, the cost of living is also rising. Things like food and rent are going up which makes Poland a less attractive and more costly place for me to live. Still, with no council tax to pay (well OK, about £50 property tax a year) and petrol still cheaper than back in the UK I think I will be happy here for some years to come…

Still it pleases me when I see constant reports like this one of foreign companies pouring money into Poland.