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    Some retailers have started putting individual blocks of butter inside plastic containers to deter shoplifting. Photo: X/Gerashchenko_en
    Putin’s pledge to provide Russians with both ‘guns and butter’ fails to materialize as prices soar
    President Vladimir Putin says that Russia’s war economy is well balanced to supply both guns and butter, but the price of butter itself is now soaring as surging inflation distorts parts of the economy.
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    Temu has been accused of addictive design practices. Photo by Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    EU probes China-based online marketplace over illegal sales claims
    The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into Temu, a China-based online marketplace, over allegations of illegal sales, addictive design practices, and possible violations of the EU's Digital Services Act.
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    Gas storage in the EU has surpassed a 90% target. Photo: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images
    EU surpasses gas storage target as winter looms
    The bloc aims to protect itself against supply disruptions from Russia.
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    EU’s new tariffs on Chinese EVs came into effect on Wednesday. Photo:
    China tells automakers to stop investment in EU states backing new EV tariffs
    China has told its automakers to halt big investment in European countries that support extra tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles, two people briefed about the matter said, a move likely to further divide Europe.
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    Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Russian court fines Google $2.5 decillion over refusals to reinstate pro-Kremlin accounts
    A Russian court has fined Google 2 undecillion Russian rubles ($2.5 decillion) for refusing to reinstate more than a dozen pro-Kremlin accounts on Google’s subsidiary YouTube.
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    Photo: ChatGPT via Wikimedia Commons
    AI revolution could impact one in five Polish workers
    One in five workers in Poland are likely to be affected by artificial intelligence, according to a new report.
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    A general view of the Rheinmetall AG headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany, on April 9, 2024. Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Top German defense firm quickly moves to open plants in Ukraine
    Germany’s leading defense company, Rheinmetall, is swiftly moving to open new production plants in Ukraine as Kyiv struggles with a critical munitions shortage that hampers its fight against Russia.
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    Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Hirsch on the economy: Eastern European economies face mixed fortunes
    Poland's economy has recently been performing below analysts’ expectations. Data published over the past few days reveal that industrial production in October was down by 0.3% compared to the same month last year, while the construction sector suffered an even larger decline of 9%. Companies are also cutting back on jobs, with total employment dropping by over 7,000 in October alone and falling by 53,000 since the beginning of the year.
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    The event will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, providing valuable insights into a variety of topics. Photo: TVP World
    Join us at TVP World Economic Summit
    We are pleased to invite you to the “TVP World Economic Summit” organized by TVP World in partnership with the Warsaw Stock Exchange and PAP Business (Polish Press Agency). This prestigious event will bring together leading experts and key stakeholders to explore critical economic themes affecting Central and Eastern Europe.
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    Photo: PAP/Wojciech Pacewicz
    Legendary Polish tractor company sold to Ukrainian business group
    A Ukrainian business group has acquired Poland’s iconic Ursus tractor brand at a bankruptcy auction, purchasing key production assets and pledging to revive the historic manufacturer.
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    Polish start-up set to revolutionize rescue missions with world's first fully autonomous drone
    A start-up from southern Poland is set to revolutionize rescue missions with the world’s first fully autonomous drone.
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    Illustrative photo by Alexander Manzyuk/Anadolu via Getty Images
    Golden Retriever! 80-year-old sets up mining company to hunt for mountain gold worth €720 billion
    A Hungarian entrepreneur is hoping to strike gold after announcing plans to dig up €720 billion worth of gold and silver from deep within the country’s Börzsöny Mountains.
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    Poland needs to move away from cheap labor model, says IMF economist
    Rising labor costs are undermining the cheap-labor model that has brought investment to Poland, Geoff Gottlieb, senior resident representative of the IMF Central and Eastern and Southeastern Europe Office, told TVP World.
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    DPD courier places a parcel in the Polish online e-commerce platform's Allegro One Box parcel locker in Krakow, Poland on September 25, 2024. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Online sales rise as Poles plump for easy e-shopping
    While overall retail sales in Poland fell in September, ever-easier shopping online saw sales rise by 4.9%, new data shows.
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    Photo: PAP/Albert Zawada
    Poland’s most expensive single-story apartment up for sale, but Musk out of the running
    Poland’s most expensive single-story apartment is back on the market with interested parties even including the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
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    Illustrative photo: Dmytro Smolienko / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images
    Vital Ukrainian steel industry resources in line of Russian fire
    Ukrainian steelmakers have warned that if Russia captures a crucial coal mine near the eastern front line, it would be a catastrophe for the country’s steel industry.
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    Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Hirsch on the Economy: Poland's prospects brighten with new growth forecasts
    In the past week, several new forecasts for the Polish economy have emerged, offering a cautiously optimistic outlook. The World Bank has revised its growth predictions upwards for Poland's GDP, now estimating growth at 3.2% in 2024, 3.7% in 2025, and 3.4% in 2026.
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    The triangular structured Flatiron is at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. Photo:
    Polish company to help transform iconic New York building
    Polish company Aluprof has won the tender to supply the windows for the extensive renovation of one of the most famous buildings in the US - the Flatiron, located in Manhattan, New York.
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    Bottiglieria 1881. Photo: Łukasz Gągulski/PAP
    Polish restaurants named two of the best in prestigious global culinary awards
    Two Polish restaurants have entered the Ivy league of fine dining after being named among the best in the world at the prestigious World Culinary Awards.
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    Poland puts off GMO feed ban until 2030
    Polish farmers will be able to continue using animal fodder containing imported genetically modified soya or other GMO crops for five more years.
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    Hirsch on the Economy: Eastern Europe’s wage growth outpaces the West, but gaps remain

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    3,000-year-old ornate dagger found on Poland’s Baltic coast

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    ‘A remarkable feat of Polish engineering’: remembering the rotation of Warsaw’s Lubomirski Palace

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