The Poland of today is an improved lot when compared to its state a few decades ago. Foreign capital is pouring in and investment banks are allured by prosperity of the nation and more than willing to open offices. The fact that 38.5 million people are close to shedding the “emerging market” label is another reason why the future appears bright for the country.

Poland has proved itself to be the most dogged economy of Europe during the last two years and was the only EU member to avoid recession. One of the other advantages of this nation is that it has its own currency like Ireland and being outside the euro zone is actually working to economic advantage of the country.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently said that Poland doesn't plan to “force the pace,” Bloomberg News reported. The country remains determined to eventually adopt the common currency. Leaders of the country recently said that nations should not adopt the euro until their economies & labor markets are flexible enough to compensate for the loss of control over exchange rates.

Poland is not expected to meet the technical requirements for euro membership until 2015 at the earliest, and the policy makers have not expressed any interest in an early joining. It is worth noting here that the floating zloty that has fallen about eighteen percent against the euro since early 2009 is now acting as a pressure release valve to keep the country products competitive on world markets and help in insulating the nation from the effects of the sovereign debt crisis.