Merrill Lynch believes Q1 GDP growth will hit 6%

Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska recently declared that she thought that Q1 GDP growth could amount to as much as 5.2%. Meanwhile, Merrill Lynch was even more optimistic and disclosed a figure of 6%. "An increasingly larger role in stimulating economic growth is played by national demand, chiefly consumption. There are signs of further increase in investments. Foreign trade still plays a key role in the creation of GDP. The Polish economy has started this year well," concluded Janusz Witkowski. (Parkiet, p. 8) A.K.