derogation from adopting the euro as their currency (that is, each country joining the EU commits to replace its national … currency with the euro, but can choose when to request permission to do so). For most of these countries, adopting the euro … former transition countries in central Europe--the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia …

mobility. This paper also discusses female labor participation in Poland and the potential impact on bank profitability of the … recently implemented bank asset tax. Poland's population is aging, yet it has an important underused source of qualified labor …-its women. For Poland to unleash its full economic potential, it needs to embrace the vital contribution that women can make to …