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Poland issues highest number of residency permits in EU for third year in a row

Poland handed out 724,000 residency permits which accounted for a whopping 25 percent of the total permits issued by EU members. Kalbar/TFN

Data released by EuroStat shows that Poland handed out 724,000 residency permits which accounted for a whopping 25 percent of the total permits issued by EU members.

Hitting the pig time! Sales of pork products and ‘special vehicles’ see exports to Vietnam surge

The dramatic 18% increase has been attributed to Covid-19, the US-China trade dispute and a new EU trade deal.

Food champ does it again! Damian Wawrzyniak named one of world’s most influential chefs SECOND time in a row

Rubbing shoulders with household names such as Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson, as well as global superstars such as José Andrés and Andrew Zimmern, the Polish chef was ranked in an international study conducted by Just Food magazine using Twitter statistics gathered from the GlobalData Influencer platform.

New vehicle registrations up 9.45 pct y/y in September - Samar

A total of 43,222 new passenger cars and small delivery vehicles were registered in Poland in September 2020, up 9.45 percent from the same month in 2019, Samar, an institute monitoring the car market, reported on Friday.

Polish banking sector nets EUR 1.25 bln in January-August

The Polish banking sector posted a net profit of PLN 5.65 billion (EUR 1.25 billion) in January-August 2020, a 46.6 percent decrease year on year, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) said in a Thursday report.

Poles less optimistic about future - survey

Thirty-nine percent of Poles are optimistic about the future, declaring that things in Poland are going well, while 45 percent believe the situation in the country is heading in the wrong direction, show the results of a new CBOS poll.

Poland's coal production down by 15.8 pct y/y in August - stats office

Production of coal in Poland fell by 15.8 percent year on year in August 2020, reaching 4.24 million tonnes, the Central Statistics Office (GUS) announced on Wednesday.

Poland's unemployment rate at 6.1 percent m/m in August - stats office

Poland's unemployment remained flat at 6.1 percent m/m in August 2020, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Wednesday.

New industrial orders down 5.3 pct y/y in August - stats office

Poland's new industrial orders fell by 5.3 percent year on year in August 2020 after a 0.1 percent year-on-year increase in July, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Wednesday.

Labour productivity down in January-August - stats office

Poland's labour productivity in industry fell by 2.7 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2020, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Wednesday.

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WWII artefacts found in hidden bunker at Warsaw Ghetto building site secretly ‘smuggled’ out of Poland

The director of the Shem Olam Institute in Israel which took the artefacts said: “The task of transferring the tefillin was done secretly but under the noses of the authorities.” Warsaw City Hall says it is now investigating and added it was “a crime” to not report valuable and historical items found at construction sites.

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