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Sep 2023
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Poland’s complicated relationship with U...

Financial Times
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Russia has succeeded in avoiding G7 sanctions on most of its oil exports, Poland is calling for less support for Ukraine, China’s answer to the World Bank wants to commit more money to climate, and the restaurant group, Big Mamma, is going global thanks to private equity. 


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Russia dodges G7 price cap sanctions on most of its oil exports

A tug of war in Poland and Slovakia

‘China’s World Bank’ plans to triple climate change lending by 2030

Big Mamma restaurant group sells majority stake to private equity

CREDIT: DW News - Poland says it will no longer supply weapons to Ukraine


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monique Mulima, Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


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