The economy is growing, but is also less competitive

The ranking was prepared based on a poll of domestic business which was held before EU accession. "Entrepreneurs' opinions are the most important for us, as they make business decisions," said one of the authors of the report. The most often quoted obstacles to business activity are corruption, inefficient bureaucracy, fiscal regulations, as well as constantly changing laws. "Poland is doing quite well in terms of innovativeness and we can see progress in this area," said one of the report's authors. He added that these efforts would be in vain if the fundamental problems of the economy are not tackled. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1, B2) M.M.