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Poland's soft zloty fuels export boom

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Karl Harenbrock
November 22, 2021

Poland is Germany's fifth-largest trade partner, and imports from that EU country are booming. A weaker zloty is giving Polish companies a comparative edge over costs in Germany and the rest of the EU.

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