Poland Economic Juggernaut Gets a Reality Check
Poland votes in the second round of its presidential election on Sunday.
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Poland’s unexpected election nail-biter looks at odds with the rude health of its economy. Billions of euros in European Union aid have helped transform the way Poles live. The IMF predicts Poland’s per-capita GDP adjusted for purchasing power will overtake Japan’s this year.