World Bank board supports new strategy for Poland

Reforms of the health care system, improvement of air quality,  and support of regional development are the key areas of the six-year World Bank Group strategy for Poland. Poland has achieved the status of a developed country in the last decade, growing at an average rate above 3.5 percent GDP,  which also benefited the worse-off part of the society. Despite this Poland is facing a number of challenges, e.g. in 2030, every third person in the country will be aged 65 and older. Several regions in Poland are included in 20 poorest regions of the European Union. Finally, 33 out of 50 Polish cities have the most polluted air in Europe, the bank noted. The new strategy for Poland will focus on the development of human capital and entrepreneurship, reforms stimulating sustainable economic growth and actions to protect the environment. The new strategy of the World Bank for Poland is planned until 2024.