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WITAMY W POLSCE!
This means ‘Welcome to Poland!’ in Polish. This could become a very useful phrase for British Citizens to learn, as the Polish Zloty is pretty much the only currency of any note which has been weaker than the pound since we voted to leave the EU.
At the time of writing, the Pound has fallen 20% against the Euro since we voted to leave. Despite its undoubted political and economic problems, the Eurozone is seen by worldwide investors as a ‘safe haven’ compared to the United Kingdom.
I like the ‘zone of truth’ which is built into the currency exchanges. This is not academics in ivory towers, or politicians punting their latest wacky strategies in TV studios. No, the currency rate is determined by the individual
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actions of billions of individuals across the globe making decisions on where to invest, where to visit, what to trade and so on.
So, the reason that our currency is 20% lower compared to the Euro is, by and large, that most of the world is less confident about this country and its prospects compared to the Eurozone than it was in 2016. Conversely, if the wildly optimistic promises made by the Brexit campaign in 2016 had been in any way, shape or form delivered on, I have no doubt at all that the Pound would now be
stronger, not weaker, than it was in 2016.
Europe is struggling a bit economically. Rich Chinese people, hit by Trump’s self-defeating trade wars, are buying a lot less German cars. So, Europe is suffering low growth as a result. Despite that, it’s still seen worldwide as a better bet than our own country. No amount of optimistic quackery from 10 Downing Street can make people sell Euros and buy Pounds.
Anyway, there are lots of nice things to see and do in Poland. Great city breaks, the Tatra mountains, 15 World Heritage sites, and cheap beer. Fill your boots with Zloty before the next plunge in the Pound!
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