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Inside this issue
• Consumers have been shouldering the economic burden
• Bank lending is being cut back as the downturn bites
• Video interview with Jacek Rostowski, the Polish finance minister - -
Content
Crisis casts shadow over anniversary
The country has come a long way since the fall of Communism, report Jan Cienski and Stefan Wagstyl
Economy: Consumers shoulder the burden
However, they may finally be running out of steam, says Stefan Wagstyl
Warsaw Stock Exchange
The top floor of the old Communist Party Central Committee headquarters in central Warsaw served as the first home of the bourse, writes Jan Cienski
Banking: Sector braces itself for tougher times as downturn bites
Lending is being cut and steps taken to repair balance sheets, writes Jan Cienski
Foreign policy: Fundamental aims are met and EU is main challenge
The country is in its best strategic position for 300 years, writes Stefan Wagstyl
Agora: Flagship publication faces commercial pressures
The historic media group cannot elude the sector’s woes, writes Jan Cienski
Infrastructure: Soccer contest focuses minds on poor roads
Becoming co-host means building goals must be met, writes Jan Cienski
Lech Walesa: refusing to leave the limelight
Jan Cienski and Stefan Wagstyl talk to the former leader of Solidarity
Agriculture: Potatoes and hard work pay off for farm couple
Stefan Wagstyl meets two farmers in the vanguard of modernisation
Guest column: Poland’s successful transformation
All initial objectives of economic and political reforms have to a large extent been achieved, writes Stanislaw Gomulka
