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France's decision to close the border with the UK to stop the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus has highlighted the importance of the Dover-Calais route for food supplies.more

Tesco has introduced purchasing limits on some products including eggs, rice, soap and toilet roll.more

The crisis triggered by the pandemic has sparked a new wave of employment restructuring. At the end of November, the number of people covered by collective redundancies reported to labor offices exceeded 70,000. This is more than twice as many as the year before - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports today.more

35 US states have sued the tech giant Google, accusing it of monopolistic practices. These actions are harmful to clients, state prosecutors general.more

The European Union is responsible for almost half of the United Kingdom's foreign trade, and the United Kingdom only for several percent of the EU's trade. The absence of a trade deal is believed to harm London more. However, the situation is more complex.more

There is a lot of uncertainty related to the ongoing negotiations on the future relations of Great Britain with the EU; from the point of view of entrepreneurs, it is most sensible to prepare for various scenarios - says Deputy Minister of Development, Labor and Technology Marek Niedużak.more

The Bank of England is expected to refrain from yet more stimulus on Thursday as it waits to see if a possible no-deal Brexit in two weeks’ time deepens the problems already facing Britain’s coronavirus-damaged economy.more

The Ministry of Health wants to force pharmaceutical companies to cut them. As part of the amended reimbursement act, it plans to introduce mechanisms to establish maximum prices of preparations - reports the Wednesday "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". Experts comment that this means a flood of cheap drugs to Poland from China and India, where the costs of their production are cheaper.more

The number of people being made redundant in the UK soared to a record high in October amid the second coronavirus wave and as the government scaled back its furlough scheme before an 11th hour extension.more

No-deal Brexit may have negative consequences for Polish food producers, particularly from the poultry, milk and dairy sectors.more

Trade talks between the UK and European Union are continuing in Brussels with one day to go until a deadline imposed by the two sides. The leaders of both parties have warned they are unlikely to reach a post-Brexit trade deal by Sunday.more

New figures show "appalling" rise in destitution among families between 2017 and 2019 – and experts warn pandemic has only intensified financial pressures.more

British GDP grew by just 0.4% in October. - reported the National Statistical Office (ONS). This is the sixth month in a row with economic growth, but its pace is slowing down.more

Businesses say a global shipping crisis is causing freight costs to soar and UK consumers may soon see price rises for imported goods. more

Poland is one of the leading honey producers in the European Union, in terms of production it ranks 4th. The development of beekeeping took place thanks to support programs for this sector - emphasized Marcin Wroński, deputy head of KOWR.more

Record label Warner Bros. announced that each hit she has produced, scheduled for a release next year, will be released simultaneously on the HBO Max online platform. The studio's decision was considered to be another severe blow to the world cinema industry after the pandemic.more

The Trade Inspection again has objections to toys made in China, UOKiK informed based on a report of the governmental authority. The tested toys, which are legally available on the market, have serious design defects.more

Hundreds of diners braved near freezing winter conditions in central London last night as restaurants and pubs began serving for the first time in four weeks.more

"Lockdown fatigue" and the lure of Christmas tempted people back into shops on Wednesday as non-essential stores in England re-opened.more

Business is booming for Pete Hyde, owner of Trinity Street Christmas Trees in Dorset. more

52 percent of Poles have high and very high knowledge of economics and finance, 33 percent - medium, and 14 percent - low and very low - according to the latest research commissioned by the National Bank of Poland (NBP).more

Debenhams stores are set to close after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the ailing store chainmore

The world economy will make a spectacular comeback aided by vaccine rollouts and government support, the OECD says. But by then, the pandemic will have dealt some painful, enduring blows in many countries.more

Germany announced Wednesday that it will push for Europe to ban ski holidays in a bid to curb coronavirus infections, while cases of Covid-19 reached a new peak of more than 60 million globally.more

In the years following the pandemic, inflation may remain higher than the average for the last two decades, indicates in the PKO BP report.more