Economy
Since the turning point of 1989, Poland has undergone great political, social and economic changes. The introduction of democratic structures, the shift from a command economy to the free market and wide-ranging systemic reforms are all achievements which enable the country to develop its economy. After a short period of recession and stagnation the crisis has been overcome. Although the inflation rate is still high, there are more and more investments and business is thriving.
economy – gospodarka
- economic development – rozwój gospodarczy
- to develop – rozwijać
- to revive, to thrive – przeżywać rozkwit
- boom in the market – dobra koniunktura
- slump in the market – zła koniunktura
- free trade – wolny handel
- monopoly – monopol
- reform – reforma
- to reform – reformować
- progress – postęp
- profit – zysk
- investment – inwestycja
- crisis – kryzys
- recession – recesja
- stagnation – stagnacja
- inflation – inflacja
- inflation rate – wskaźnik inflacji
- to go bankrupt – zbankrutować
Industry
Globalisation and trade liberalisation mean companies face increasing competition from goods and services produced. The future of manufacturing depends on raising investment, and applying science and innovation, best practice and skills to create even better products. Heavy, light and food industry are usually the most important sectors of industry therefore assembly lines in factories should be operated by computers and all the appliances and tools should be of the best quality to face the world competition.
industry – przemysł
- heavy industry – przemysł ciężki
- light industry – przemysł lekki
- food industry – przemysł spożywczy
- production, manufacturing – produkcja, wytwarzanie
- to produce, to manufacture – produkować, wytwarzać
- to computerise – komputeryzować
- factory – fabryka
- assembly – montaż
- assembly line – taśma montażowa
- appliance – urządzenie
- tool – narzędzie
- to operate a machine – obsługiwać maszynę
- product – produkt
- final product – produkt końcowy
- by-product – produkt uboczny
- raw material – surowiec
- oil – ropa naftowa
- coal – węgiel
- power supply – zaopatrzenie w energię
- electricity – elektryczność
- power station – elektrownia
Trade
The idea of creating a free trade zone in our country is worth considering. It would facilitate both exportation and importation and revive the trade all over the country. Retailers and wholesalers could offer better prices for goods and the return turnover would be higher. It would also be a good place to organize trade fairs for trade representatives and suppliers.
trade – handel
- to trade with sb – handlować z kimś
- trade representative – przedstawiciel handlowy
- to offer goods – oferować towary
- to order – zamawiać
- supplier – dostawca
- delivery – dostawa
- retail – handel detaliczny
- retail trade company – przedsiębiorstwo handlu detalicznego
- retailer – detalista
- return turnover – obrót detaliczny
- wholesale – handel hurtowy
- wholesaler – hurtownik
- free trade zone – strefa wolnego handlu
- customs union – unia celna
- importing company – firma importowa
- exporting company – firma eksportowa
- export – eksport
- exportation rise – wzrost eksportu
- to facilitate exportation – ułatwiać eksport
- export permission – zezwolenie na eksport
- trade fair – targi