1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Live TV
Latest audioLatest videos
In focus
Middle EastUS election Ukraine

Poland's problem with the Swiss franc

February 3, 2015

It has been a volatile few weeks for the Swiss franc after the central bank abandoned its cap on the currency against the euro.

https://p.dw.com/p/1EV41
Polen Warschau Stadtansicht Skyline
Image: Fotolia/bzyxx

The result has been a soaring franc against other major currencies. That poses a real problem for thousands of Poles who have taken out home mortgages based on the Swiss currency, but are paying back in zloty.