The Polish National Bank’s Interest Rates Kept Too Low for Far Too Long: A Threat to the Financial Security of Poles and the Economic Development of Poland Cover Image

Zbyt długo utrzymywane zbyt niskie stopy procentowe NBP zagrożeniem dla bezpieczeństwa finansowego Polaków i rozwoju gospodarczego Polski
The Polish National Bank’s Interest Rates Kept Too Low for Far Too Long: A Threat to the Financial Security of Poles and the Economic Development of Poland

Author(s): Natalia Redo
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: interest rates; monetary policy; dept; financial imbalances; speculative bubbles asset bubbles;

Summary/Abstract: Economic policy tools generate various effects – not only the desired and easily perceived ones. That is why, especially in the case of Poland, which is an economy that is catching up with the developmental gap with Western countries, it is so important to have analytical thinking skills and to use the experience of not only own economic policy, so as not to make mistakes that could have been avoided and thus prevent the reduction of the financial security of Polish society and the deterioration of its standard of living in the coming decades. By keeping interest rates too low for far too long, the Polish National Bank not only increases the inflationary pressure in Poland, but also contributes to the deepening of the problem of excessive indebtedness (not only) of households in Poland in relation to their level of wealth and creditworthiness. That is why it is so important that the central bank in the 21st century – according to the opinions of a growing number of experts – should ensure a broader financial stability, rather than just keeping an eye on inflation and counteracting financial imbalances.

  • Issue Year: 46/2022
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 137-156
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish