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Poland’s digital economy most valuable in region

The growth of the biggest digital economy in the region has been fuelled by e-commerce Marcin Obara/PAP

Poland has the largest digital economy in Central and Eastern Europe, worth an estimated EUR 44 billion in 2021, according to a new report published on Wednesday.

When ‘whizz-kid’ Konrad Strek started his business, he was so young it had to be registered with his parents. Three years on, investors are lining up

The rapid growth of the company which was only founded in 2018 and now boast over 4 million earners and over 10,000 advertisers operating across 17 languages has been fuelled by the COVID lockdown and increasing automation of jobs.

Polish digital economy surges 2.5 times since COVID-19 outbreak - report

The digital economy in Poland grew by 18.4 percent in the first months of the pandemic-related restrictions, 2.5 times faster than the average growth in 2017-2019, McKinsey analysts wrote in a recent report.

Polish economy ‘mature enough to become global leader’, says new report

With a new decade approaching, the report by American management consulting firm McKinsey in association with Forbes magazine considers two scenarios for the Polish economy: a baseline scenario and an optimistic one.

Crossing the digital divide: Poland needs to get digitising if it wants to remain competitive

A new report says that closing the digital gap on Western Europe could add EUR 64 billion to Poland’s GDP.

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The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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