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09/06/2008 - The OECD’s latest economic survey of Poland, to be published on Wednesday 11 June 2008, looks at such challenges as increasing labour market participation, tackling inflation and improving transport infrastructure.
The survey will be available to journalists in English on the OECD's password-protected website at 12.30 noon Paris time (10.30 GMT) for immediate release.
A Policy Brief with the main conclusions will be freely accessible in pdf format (in English and French) on the OECD’s web site at www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/poland. You are invited to include this internet link in reports on the survey.
A news conference presented by Andrew Dean, Director of OECD Economics Department’s Country Studies branch, and Waldemar Pawlak, Poland’s minister of economy, will take place at 12.30 the same day at the Ministry of Economy, Warsaw. For further information about this event journalists are invited to contact Julita Zylinska-Imiolek, at the Ministry press division; tel: +48 22 693 55 03.
Among the issues investigated by the survey are:
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Making the recent growth performance more sustainable.
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Increasing labour mobility both across and within Polish regions.
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Achieving a better macroeconomic policy mix.
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Raising work incentives and economic efficiency.
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Stimulating the supply of affordable housing in major cities.
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Improve transport infrastructure.
Journalists will be allowed advance access to the electronic version of the publication, by e-mail and under embargo, four hours ahead of release time. For journalists in Asia/Pacific time zones such advance access is allowed 12 hours ahead of release time.
The study will be sent by e-mail on request only. In asking to receive the survey under embargo, journalists undertake to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures.
Requests to receive the survey by e-mail under embargo or to obtain a password to access the website should be sent by e-mail to the OECD’s media division at Luisa.constanza @ oecd.org.
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