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'It's better for Poland to stay with the złoty,' country’s finance minister says

Andrzej Domanski said that that keeping the złoty as the national currency gives the economy greater flexibility at a time of global uncertainty, despite ongoing debates over deeper eurozone integration.

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00:00Minister, in your recent interview in Financial Times, you said that Poland wouldn't adopt you.
00:05Because our Polish economy is booming. Is it better?
00:10Is it better for Poland not to adopt the common currency?
00:13Yes, as I said...
00:15We believe that for Poland Zloty policy...
00:20Zloty, our currency is a better choice in terms...
00:25In a moment of external shock, the currency is to some...
00:30Extend cushioning the shock and helping the economy...
00:35In recovery. Of course, there are also some arguments...
00:40In favour of Euro...
00:42But I believe that right now...
00:45It's better for Poland to stay with Zloty.
00:49And in this time...
00:50Of the geopolitical turmoil, especially between US and Europe...
00:55Is it important to find other global partners on the global...
01:00Or markets?
01:01I mean...
01:02Of course...
01:03First of all...
01:04We believe...
01:05That it's always better to have lower tariffs than higher tariffs...
01:08Yes?
01:09And...
01:10It's better for companies...
01:11It's better for consumers...
01:12It's better for economy...
01:13And...
01:14Of course...
01:15We also believe in diversification...
01:17We believe that it's better to have diversified...
01:20Sports markets...
01:21And...
01:22Of course...
01:23Increase...
01:24Our...
01:25Export...
01:26To some...
01:27With the biggest...
01:28Highest potential...
01:29Like...
01:30In this case...
01:31India...
01:32But...
01:33Europe is also looking for the...
01:35South America...
01:36As a potential global market...
01:37And a new economy to look for...
01:40But Poland...
01:41Opposed the Mercosur deal...
01:42Why is that?
01:43And...
01:44Is it beneficial for Poland?
01:45We are...
01:46Against Mercosur...
01:47Because...
01:48We believe...
01:49We believe...
01:50That...
01:51It's...
01:52In some aspects...
01:53Very challenging for...
01:55Polish...
01:56Farm...
01:57Sector...
01:58And...
01:59We see it...
02:00As a...
02:00We are...
02:01Negotiating...
02:02Or...
02:03We are actually...
02:04Eh...
02:05Trying to build...
02:06Blocking...
02:07Minority...
02:08For this...
02:09For this deal...
02:10Unfortunately...
02:12It wasn't possible...
02:13But...
02:14Poland will...
02:15Insist...
02:16On...
02:17Some changes...
02:18And...
02:19Some further...
02:20Eh...
02:20The steps to be taken...
02:21To make...
02:22Eh...
02:23To secure...
02:24Interests of...
02:25Polish...
02:25Polish...
02:26Farmers...
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