Meanwhile, the Polish foreign minister yesterday skipped a meeting of his EU counterparts in Kyiv yesterday.
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Inflation falls below 10% in Poland for first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Inflation slowed in September to 8.2% year-on-year, below analysts’ expectations of 8.5%.
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NfP podcast: Poland’s economic success leaves it well placed to survive coronavirus crisis
Stanley Bill talks to economist Marcin Piątkowski about Poland’s extraordinary post-1989 growth amid coronavirus uncertainty.
Polish businesses support coronavirus response through donations and free services
Some are funding hospital equipment, others donating tulips and chocolate.
Poland unveils multi-billion support package to counter coronavirus economic fallout
The measures aim to help employees, small businesses, health services, banks and public investments.
Polish firm creates mobile air-quality map with sensors on electric cars
Airly has fitted sensors to zero-emission cars that will provide real-time measurements of air quality in Warsaw.
Not Tesco’s finest: why the British supermarket giant is withdrawing from Poland
Maria Wilczek
Whereas Tesco once shaped retail trends in Poland, it has now fallen victim to them.
Catholic streaming service Katoflix launches in Poland
The new streaming service is run by a Catholic religious and offers films that viewers “can show your children without fear”.
Work permits for immigrants up 35% in Poland, with rising numbers from Ukraine and Asia
Polish employers continue to address gaps in the labour market by looking east.
Polish state oil firm to produce one million litres of hand sanitiser to combat coronavirus
Other measures include sanitary checks at borders and exempting high-alcohol spirits from excise duty.
New legislation aims to close gender pay gap in Poland
The legislation would require firms to provide information of differences in wages for male and female employees.
Polish supermarkets must donate unsold food or face fines
The new law applies initially only to large stores, but smaller shops will soon also be included.
Coronavirus could benefit Polish economy, says minister. But stock market has worst week in 12 years
Shares of six state-owned companies fell to their lowest ever prices
Kraków in TripAdvisor’s top 10 trending destinations for 2020
Kraków welcomed a record 14 million visitors last year, who spent 7.5 billion zloty.