If #Poland starts expelling Ukrainian men, its economy could suffer, Forbes writes.

“This could have a significant impact on the Polish economy, since thousands of Ukrainian citizens living in the country may be forced to leave their jobs and join the army,” the publication reports.

Or, fearing deportation, they can leave Poland and move to another EU country.

A Deloitte report states that the contribution of Ukrainian #refugees to Poland's GDP in 2023 will be 0.7–1.1%. And it is expected that in the long term this effect will increase to 0.9–1.35%.

The majority of Ukrainians in Poland are employed in sectors such as industrial production, transport services and construction.

Of the more than a million Ukrainians who have come to Poland since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, 371,000 are men of military age.

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