In the last decade, the National Bank of Poland’s foreign exchange reserves have more than doubled, and are among the top 20 highest in the world. They stood at $229.2 billion in February. Governor Adam Glapiński said in an NBP book published last year that the central bank for years had been preparing “analytically, operationally and legally” for a potential crisis like that of 2008–09 developing in Europe or globally. In what ways has the investment strategy and strategic asset allocation