President praises Polish firms at Congress 590

Polish President Andrzej Duda has praised production and export results that Polish companies have been achieving despite the coronavirus crisis. Poland's industrial output rose by 18.9 percent year on year in March 2021, while new export orders surged by 37.7 percent year on year, data from the country's Central Statistical Office show. The name of the conference, Congress 590, refers to the first three digits on barcodes that indicate Polish products.