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64 November, 2020 Poland Global: 48 Availability: 45 Cost: 52 Regulation: 31 Productivity: 49 2020 Global TWI Ranking (out of 76) 2020 Regional TWI Ranking (out of 40) Region: 29 Availability: 29 Cost: 29 Regulation: 23 Productivity: 24 Remote Readiness 30 Remote Readiness 46 $39 billion USD has been used in response to the pandemic. Key measures to maintain livelihoods and jobs include: • Wage subsidies • Care allowance for children as the schools have been closed • Support for the self-employed • Increased investment in public infrastructure • Reductions and suspensions of social insurance contributions https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-Covid-19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 Restrictions on borders with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Quarantine on arrival is not required for UK/EU and EFTA nationals. Borders are closed to travellers from a list of countries including the US. Face masks are mandatory. Non-essential shops are restricted and schools are closed. 6.7% 4.7% 0% 20% Poland Regional Ave. % of GDP Poland Q4 2019* Q4 2020* % Change YOY Total Workforce 17.03K 16.8K -1% Unemployment Rate (%) 5.1% 6.1% +20% Unemployed Workers 869K 1,024K +18% Manpower 2020 Total Workforce Index Workforce Statistics Covid-19 Situation Covid-19 Government Spend as % of GDP Border Closures and Restrictions Additional Government Spending and Foregone Revenue to September 2020 Covid-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths Reported to WHO (on a weekly basis) *Reported figures at Q4 each year https://covid19.who.int/ https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Fiscal-Policies-Database-in- Response-to-COVID-19 Other Sources: https://data.worldbank.org/ https://ilostat.ilo.org/ https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/ https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice United States Embassy https://tradingeconomics.com/ Eurostat