Poland Mateusz Polkowski on the market transformation since Poland's EU accession

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union, while JLL is celebrating30 years of operations in Poland, Mateusz Polkowski, the head of research at JLL Poland, summarises the changes on the real estate market and in the Polish economy over the last two decades.
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