Pricey Swiss mortgages add to Brexit battering of Poland's zloty
Warsaw
THE US$36 billion of Swiss-franc mortgages owed by Poles is giving investors another reason to avoid a country they already see as among the most at risk if the UK votes to leave the European Union on Thursday.
While a weekend poll showed the "Remain" camp pulling ahead, market nerves this quarter as the so-called Brexit vote neared have driven Poland's currency 4 per cent lower against the franc, which is traditionally used as a refuge by investors.
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