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Poland's Q2 GDP drop among slightest in EU - Development Min

According to data presented by the EU's statistical office, Eurostat, on Tuesday, the euro zone's GDP slumped by 14.7 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2020, while the figure for the entire EU was a 13.9 percent decline. Eurostat

Poland is the sixth best-coping EU economy in terms of economic contraction due to the coronavirus lockdown in the second quarter of 2020, the Development Ministry said in a Wednesday analysis.

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Poland reaches 67,372

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Poland increased by 502 since Sunday and reached 67,372, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. Another six persons have died, bringing the death toll to 2,039.

Restaurant spending in August 43 pct higher than last year – analysts

In August this year, average weekly restaurant spending was more than 43 percent higher than a year ago, wrote Santander Bank Polska economists on Monday, after an analysis of transactions made with the payment cards of its customers.

Poland’s economy is one of the strongest performers coming out of COVID19 recession

From retail sales to exports and GDP growth, across the board Poland’s economy is holding strong. 

New national lockdown ruled out - dep PM

Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin said on Friday that Poland will not impose a general lockdown again despite rising coronavirus infection numbers in the country.

Government considers re-introduction of restrictions - PM

The government does not rule out the re-introduction of sanitary restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, but another lockdown is not being considered, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawecki said at a press conference on Thursday.

Poles have learned to live with coronavirus - PM

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday said that Poles are less afraid of the coronavirus and are less worried about the introduction of any rules if the pandemic were to escalate.

Foreign investors returning to Poland - press

The lifting of the lockdown measures have encouraged foreign investors to set up businesses in Poland, with 8.5 percent more such firms having been established in June compared to May, the Puls Biznesu daily writes in its weekend edition.

Recorded delivery: postcards from artists document life under lockdown

The project run by Warsaw’s fine art academy provides a unique insight into how people have coped with the pandemic.

Polish hotels still suffering from effects of coronavirus epidemic

Despite the lifting of many coronavirus-related restrictions in Poland, over three-quarters of city hotels and nearly half of those located outside cities reported that they had booked only 20 percent of their rooms for July and August, the Rzeczpospolita daily wrote on Friday.

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