Poland - Factors to Watch on June 26

Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:02am EDT
 
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 WARSAW, June 26 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial
markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland GMT + 2 hours)
 
 EURO ENTRY
 It is still possible Poland could enter the euro zone before
2014, Deputy Finance Minister and the government's pointman for
euro adoption Ludwik Kotecki was quoted as saying by daily
Dziennik.
 
 INFLATION PROJECTION
 Polish central bank will release its new inflation
projection at 1000 GMT.
 
 BILLS SUPPLY
 Polish finance ministry gives 52-week T-bills supply data
for Monday.
 
 FINANCE MINISTER SURVIVES VOTE
 Poland's finance minister Jacek Rostowski comfortably
survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence on Thursday, as
expected. [ID:nLP402556]
 
 SNB EXTENDS FX SWAPS WITH POLAND
 The Swiss National Bank extended its foreign exchange swap
agreements with the European Central Bank and the central banks
of Poland and Hungary and will also continue to offer dollar
liquidity. [ID:nWEA8441]
 
 LOTOS ON Q2
 Poland's second-largest refiner Lotos LTOS.WA said it
expected to post a net profit in the second quarter but may
remain in the red for first six months after posting a 659
million zloty ($203 million) first-quarter loss. [ID:nLP892698]
 
 POLICE CEO
 The chief executive of Poland's No.2 fertiliser maker Police
PICE.WA, Ryszard Siwiec, stepped down on Thursday citing
personal reasons. [ID:nLP877137]
 
 KOPEX
 Polish mining equipment maker Kopex KOPE.WA is considering
a takeover of a smaller, privately-held rival, Glinik Gorlice,
Kopex chief executive Marian Kostempski said on Thursday.
[ID:nLP909821]
 
 PEKAO
 The battle for deposits between Poland's banks that has
lately ravaged their bottom lines may be over by year end, the
deputy head of Pekao BAPE.WA, the country's No. 2 lender,
said. [ID:nLP135449]
 
 News editor of the day: Kuba Jaworowski
 
 NOTE - For a diary of forthcoming events see [PL/DIARY] and
a calendar of east European economic indicators see
[CONV/DIARY].
 
 For other related news, double click on:
 Polish equities       [PL-E]     E.Europe equities     [.CEE]
 Polish money          [PL-M]     Polish debt           [PL-D]
 Eastern Europe        [EEU]      All emerging markets  [EMRG]
 Hot stocks            [HOT]      Stock markets         [STX]
 Market debt news      [DBT]      Forex news            [FRX]
 
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