EconomyPoland reaches for economic heights after transformation since Soviet days

Poles describe soaring wages alongside rising living costs. Poland’s income grew from 40% of the EU average in the mid-1990s to 81% last year, while national income topped $1tn. In Warsaw, the Varso tower stands above the Soviet-era Palace of Culture and Science, a contrast its owners describe as a symbol of the country’s progress beyond communism.

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