{"id":4830,"date":"2025-01-26T20:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T20:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewitnessexeter.co.uk\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2025-01-26T20:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T20:16:51","slug":"debating-polands-growing-g20-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewitnessexeter.co.uk\/?p=4830","title":{"rendered":"Debating Poland\u2019s Growing G20 Ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having been born in Poland and living there until the age of 11, I am constantly looking back on the former half of my life spent in Warsaw, and keeping up with the country\u2019s politics and affairs, along with celebrating its rich history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the time I\u2019ve spent away from the country, particularly since 2015, its economic and cultural<\/a> stances have improved drastically \u2013 with Warsaw and Krakow now attracting tourists during inter-railing visits or city breaks. It goes without saying that Poland\u2019s history is rather detrimental, and it is a relief that the history is still celebrated by Polish nationals living in and outside of the country\u2019s borders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0talks\u00a0of Poland joining the G20<\/a> \u2013 a collaborative\u00a0\u201cforum\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for the world\u2019s largest economies \u2013\u00a0\u00a0and replacing Russia have increased since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 \u2013 especially since global economies, which are also a part of the G20, such as the US and the UK, have started to place\u00a0sanctions<\/a>\u00a0on Russia for its actions on Ukrainian land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Poland\u2019s GDP growth reaching 4.7%<\/a> in 2019 (compared to an EU average of 1.8%<\/a>), it makes sense for these assumptions to have stuck \u2013 the claims of Poland possibly becoming a part of the G20 are not baseless, and are becoming increasingly realistic<\/a> year by year as the predictions continue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin has\u00a0denied\u00a0that global economic sanctions have had any effect on the Russian economy, claiming that \u201c[Russia] has growth, whereas [the rest] have decline<\/a>\u201d. Yet, statistically speaking, Russia\u2019s GDP growth rate\u00a0fell<\/a>\u00a0to -2.07% in 2022, whereas Poland\u2019s reached\u00a05.6%<\/a>\u00a0that same year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whereas the debate regarding Poland replacing Russia has been significant due to the rapid fall in Russia’s GDP growth established above, Poland\u2019s economy is now growing faster than that of other G20 countries, too \u2013 massively surpassing South Africa and Argentina; both of which have\u00a0the smallest<\/a>\u00a0economies among the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poland\u2019s development minister, Piotr Nowak, has been outspoken about how Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine affected the country\u2019s role in global alliances and deals, claiming that \u201cthere should be\u00a0no place\u00a0for Russia in the G20\u201d<\/a> after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Nowak has further claimed that due to the fact that Poland is now the\u00a0second fastest<\/a>\u00a0developing country in the world in last 30 years, its place in the G20 would be well-deserved and would showcase the extent of the said growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main predictions, such as that of Piotr Arak, the director of the Polish Economic Institute, have outlined that Poland is set to join the G20 by 2030<\/a> if its economic growth keeps up at its current pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poland\u2019s post-communist economy joining the G20 would be a significant achievement, with the country\u2019s politics traditionally leaning towards the right-wing and only seeing a change of government in 2023, with the Civic Coalition currently holding a\u00a0majority<\/a>\u00a0in the Polish government.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When examining the broader picture<\/a> of our continent, the collapse of the German government and an unstable political situation in France, along with the already described instability in Russia and similarly in Belarus, it appears that stability and growth are just what Europe needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The economic development of Poland joining the G20 would end the stigma around the post-World War consensus that Poland still typically attracts, both from the media and from other economies, and prove that its economic capability can live up to expectations and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, as evidence suggests, Poland has already been doing it for years \u2013 and it only makes me prouder and prouder each year that I get to see my home country succeed after its adverse historical background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: President Joe Biden participates in a family photo at the G20 Summit by Adam Schultz, 2024 \/\/ CC0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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