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FDI in Poland falls by 28 pct in 2019 to EUR 9.3 bln - central bank

FDI in Poland falls by 28 pct in 2019 to EUR 9.3 bln - central bank Tomasz Gzell/PAP

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into Poland fell by 28 percent in 2019 to PLN 41.67 billion (EUR 9.3 billion) the National Bank of Poland (NBP) has reported. Polish direct investment abroad stood at PLN 5 billion (EUR 1.11 billion) in 2019.

Poland receives EUR 1.08 billion from EU funds in July - MinFin

Poland received EUR 1.08 billion from EU funds in July 2020, including EUR 200.7 million in current transfers and EUR 883.4 million in capital transfers, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

On the 40th anniversary of Warsaw’s Old Town being added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, TFN takes a look at the ‘youngest’ Old Town and its many wonders

Decimated during WWII, with its churches, palaces, and market-place, spanning history from the 13th to the 20th century, Warsaw’s Old Town is a splendid and meticulous restoration - a true phoenix from the flames, says’s TFN’s Joanna Jasińska.

Warsaw Uprising commemorations held in the Polish capital

President Andrzej Duda, Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski and numerous insurgents took part in Thursday's commemorations in Warsaw, which are part of the events to mark the upcoming 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.

Discovery of massive fortifications suggests Poznań was FIRST capital of Poland, say archeologists

Archeologists say the discovery at the site of a future apartment block has thrown into doubt the long-held belief that the nearby city of Gniezno was the country’s first capital city. 

Poland needs to develop knowledge capital, PM says

Poland's development model must be based on Polish knowledge capital, PM Mateusz Morawiecki said during his visit to the visual systems company Scanway in the south-western city of Wroclaw on Saturday.

PM, businesspeople discuss ways to improve company growth

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki and members of his government met with businesspeople at the National Stadium in Warsaw on Tuesday to exchange views on how to support the development of domestic companies.

Warsaw’s night sky lit up as fire strikes high-rise office development

Scores of firefighters battled the blaze 100 metres above the ground for hours in a dramatic operation to save the building.

Capital’s historic Prudential tower, embodying everything glamorous about interwar Poland, reopens as luxury hotel

TFN’s Alex Webber takes a look at the building’s extraordinary past and its stunning reincarnation.

Top 5 articles:

  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
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An unusual choice? Maybe. A good one? Absolutely! Why Łódź is top travel destination for 2021

From a personal point of view, it’s sheer depth of contrast comes somewhere near the top: lavish wedding cake palaces that reference the might once wielded by the city’s power players; futuristic office compounds; blackened, broken tenements; abandoned, creepy warehouses; restored redbrick factories; and PRL blocks of cosmic dimension.

The first report:

  • Poland drafts internet freedom of speech bill
  • EU bodies overuse their political powers, harm EU integration - FM
  • Poland starts registering older seniors for Covid-19 vaccination
  • Poland's foreign trade surplus at EUR 11.4 bln after Nov. - stats office
  • Number of Poles living in UK hits record low

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

Still operating, the Pleszew line has embraced the future by becoming a cultural centre.

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