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Inside this issue
• Cool heads and good luck helped the country become the sole EU member to avoid recession last year
• The government hopes to sell almost all the 800-plus companies it still owns - -
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Taking small steps to play catch-up
Radical reforms have given way to cautious plodding towards a better society, reports Jan Cienski
Economy: Cool heads and good luck help avert crisis
Neil Buckley explains how the country was the sole EU member to avoid recession last year
Investment: Companies flock to the Lodz special economic zone
Neil Buckley charts the revival of Poland’s third-largest city
Women: Parity plea yet to be answered
Winning a place at the top in business or politics has long been a struggle, writes Jan Cienski
Privatisation: State keen as mustard to cut role in business
Jan Cienski explains why Parczew and many other companies are to be sold by the government
Banking: Lending picks up in line with economy
Institutions remain cautious, but cash is easier to find, writes Jan Cienski
Who’s who: Big names from past – where are they now?
Jan Cienski profiles five leading players in the events of 1980
Chopin strikes chord
Poland has produced only one truly outstanding composer, writes Jan Cienski
Higher education: Private universities face lesson in harsh facts of life
Jan Cienski says the system faces a crisis as student numbers fall
Profile: ITI builds media empire on video cassettes and snack foods
The company has been a roaring success story of Poland’s transition from communism to a democratic free market economy, writes Adam Easton
