Business English Magazine

Business English Magazine is a bimonthly publication designed for Polish-speaking professionals, students, and entrepreneurs who want to master the language of global business. Each issue offers authentic articles about international markets, leadership, innovation, and culture — all written in English and supported by Polish explanations, vocabulary lists, and audio materials. Readers not only improve their language skills but also gain valuable business knowledge and cultural insight. Perfect for those who use English at work or plan an international career.

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Business English Magazine

THE COST OF THE INTERNET

THE STREAM1 DREAM

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The Business of War • As dreadful1 as war is, it is also big business, and current conflicts around the world are boosting2 the profits in an already massive global market. We explore how the arms trade3 functions.

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Crash-Landing1: The Turbulence2 Hitting Small Airlines3 • These days, reserving a flight online is as simple, and often as cheap as booking train or bus tickets, but that’s making it challenging for some operators to remain airborne4.

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Business Brainwave: Take a Tuk-tuk1 • For many travellers in Asia, the tuk-tuk is more than just a quirky2 three-wheeled mode of transport3; it is a cultural icon. These buzzing4, brightly painted5 auto-rickshaws are synonymous with chaotic city traffic6, narrow7 village lanes8 and the thrilling9 unpredictability10 of local travel. But now, thanks to a bold11 and imaginative business idea, the humble12 tuk-tuk has been reinvented13, changing the tourist’s role from passenger to driver.

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Are Meal Delivery Services1 Worth It? • If you live in a block of flats2 and get up early, you might have noticed meal delivery packages on your neighbour’s3 doorstep4. Is it a smart move, or are they paying through the nose5 for ingredients6 they could easily buy more cheaply in a shop?

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Digital Governance1 • Digitisation offers improved2 efficiency3, speed and economy, but will we pay too high a price in civil liberty and human control?

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MBA1 - A Ticket to Advancement2? • For ambitious professionals, three letters seem to promise a faster route3 to the top: MBA. The Master of Business Administration is marketed as a career accelerator4, a passport to higher salaries5, and a way to join an international business elite. But how much of that is true, especially in the Polish context? Paul Martin finds out6.

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Blaise Metreweli: Britain's New Female Spymaster1 • Until recently, apart from2 the fictitious3 ‘M’ in Bond movies, MI6 had never had a female chief. Meet the new boss, who is definitely4 not the same as the old boss.

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Is Iceland's Four-Day Workweek1 a Blueprint2 for the Future? • Once dismissed3 as a utopian fantasy, the four-day working week has become a serious topic of debate in boardrooms4 and parliaments alike. Maybe it’s not such a daft5 idea after all?

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Ghana West Africa's Dynamic Gateway Nation¹ • Kissed by Atlantic breezes, Ghana combines an attractive coastline2 with smiling hospitality3. But far from resting on its laurels4 as a tourist destination, the country is leveraging5 its mineral wealth6, cocoa plantations and youthful7 workforce8 to forge ahead9.

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Business in Ghana • Ghana’s economy is one of Africa’s emerging success stories. While it does not match150 Africa’s giants such as Nigeria, South Africa or Egypt in absolute GDP151, it ranks among152 the top tier153 of growth-oriented economies in West Africa. According to recent reports, Ghana achieved real GDP growth...