Coronavirus may slow down economic growth in Poland: Lewiatan
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Coronavirus may slow down economic growth in Poland, pointed out Sonia Buchholtz from the Lewiatan Confederation. In her opinion, an epidemic will hit, among others. tourist and cultural services, gastronomy and traditional retail.
“A week ago it was assumed that the dominant channel of coronavirus influence on the Polish economy there will be downtimes in the supply of raw materials and semi-finished products for the Polish industry. Now that the virus is spreading across Europe and the probability that it will be detected in Poland borders with certainty, there are many new channels of influence,” she noted.
According to the expert, in the sea of losses caused by suspended operations and unrealized consumer demand, the increases recorded, e.g. by medical goods manufacturers and courier companies, while increasing online purchases will be of little importance. "Therefore, it is already known that the dynamics of Polish GDP is affected by the coronavirus brake, but it is still difficult to say where we will end after this sharp braking,” Buchholtz added.
(PAP)
