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Table of contents; Basic statistics of Poland, 2010; Executive summary; Assessment and recommendations; Towards a soft landing?; A star growth performer within the OECD; Figure 1. Poland has outperformed OECD countries in GDP growth outcomes; Figure 2. Diverging dynamics in public and private invest...

Table 2. Current account and selected balance of payments itemsFigure 4. Strong appetite for Polish government bonds despite an increase in risk aversion; Table 3. External vulnerabilities; The financial system seems sound; Figure 5. Credit developments; Currency mismatches raise specific concerns;...

Box 1. The weakening of the second pension pillar will probably lower public debt and already low replacement ratesFigure 8. Impact of the 2011 change in the pension system on long-term fiscal sustainability; But policy can and should be eased, should a sharper economic downturn ensue; The exchange-...

Structural reforms can boost economic performanceImproving labour-market performance; Figure 9. Labour market structural indicators; Additional priorities for structural reform; Box 3. Main structural policy recommendations to improve economic performance; Improving the health-care system; Health ou...

Growing health-related needs will exert manageable strains on public financesAccess to care is inequitably restricted; Waiting times should be shortened...; Figure 13. Access to care is restricted, 2009 or closest year; ... and out-of-pocket payments reduced, at least for the those on low incomes; A...

Box 4. Main policy recommendations regarding health-care provision