Poland: Szczurek takes charge at finance ministry | beyondbrics

Poland: Szczurek takes charge at finance ministry | beyondbrics:

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If Poland had a public face over the last six years, it was that of Jacek Rostowski, the occasionally acerbic British-born finance minister who helped pilot Poland through two waves of economic crisis.

All change as of Wednesday, following the cabinet reshuffle by premier Donald Tusk which sees 62-year-old Rostowski replaced by 38-year-old Mateusz Szczurek (pictured), CEE economist for ING Bank of the Netherlands.

The Polish zloty and the Warsaw Stock Exchange were down slightly in early trading, but financial markets basically shrugged off the news. That is a sign of Rostowski’s success in changing investor perceptions about Poland – from a fast growing but unstable country into one of the best performing economies in the EU."

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