Poland. The convenience store giant Zabka to be nationalised 

The Polish government announced an intention to acquire the country’s leading convenience store chain, Zabka (8,000 franchise stores, 2021 turnover of US$2.5 billion, up by 22% year-on-year).

Since 2017, the chain has been owned by the American investment fund CVC Capital Partners. The deal is part of the government’s plan to “take the most strategic parts of our economy out of the hands of foreign capital”, in the words of the Deputy Prime Minister (the country’s de facto Leader), Jaroslaw...