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World Bank: Poland Became a High-Income Country Faster Than Any Other State

World Bank released an economic growth report which reflects Poland on top as the high-income country in the EU. In their Growing United: Upgrading Europe’s Convergence Machine report, World Bank experts Cristobal Ridao-Cano and Christian Bodewig reflect on how the European Union had a huge impact on member states’ economic growth and Eastern European states transitioning their status from the category of low to high-income country status. Poland has been set out as an example of a Read more

No trade on Sundays

On the first day of March new regulation came into effect in Poland. The new law introduces a ban on trade on two Sundays a month. With certain exceptions enumerated in the act on a ban on Sunday trade, trading outlets, from small corner shops to big malls will be forced to close on the seventh day of the week. It is not yet certain how Poles will react to the fact that they will not be able to shop when they want.   Polish stores will close on every second and third Sunday of the month e Read more

Amazon To Build New Processing Centres In Poland

Amazon, the global leader in e-commerce owned by Jeff Bezos, has been present in our country for several years now. Not long ago, the American company opened an order processing centre in Kiełbaskowo. There is another such facility near the city of Wrocław. The e-commerce giant employs thousands of Polish employees. Soon, the figures are going to be even higher as the company is looking for new l Read more

More Incentives for Investors in Poland

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki promises more incentives for those investors in Poland as special economic zones slowly become a thing of the past. The head of the Polish government now wants the entire country to become one big special economic zone. Areas where unique investor-friendly regulation is in force, i.e. special economic zones, were introduced in Poland for a specific period of time. Soon, they will cease to exist. This does not mean, though, that the Polish government inte Read more
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