Poland - Factors to Watch October 15

By Reuters News

WARSAW, Oct 15 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):


INTEREST RATES

Polish interest rates could remain unchanged until the beginning of next year, but the Monetary Policy Council will not hesitate to raise them if data is unfavourable, central banker Ireneusz Dabrowski said.

Polish central banker Gabriela Maslowska said that an interest rate hike later this year cannot be ruled out if inflation remains persistently above the central bank target in the fourth quarter, the PAP agency reported on Wednesday.


DATA

Polish inflation in September was slightly higher than indicated by the preliminary estimate, data released on Wednesday by the statistics office showed.


BORROWING NEEDS

The Polish finance ministry estimates that the financing of 2026 gross borrowing needs of the state budget based on its projected execution has been completed, PAP Biznes reported on Wednesday.


ALLEGRO

Poland's biggest e-commerce platform Allegro has launched a pilot export program for Ukraine, offering local consumers direct access to more than 1 million products, it said on Wednesday.


POLAND'S GDP

Beata Javorcik, chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), said Poland's economic growth will reach 3.5% this year and will slow down to 2.5% in 2027. This is the fastest growth rate among the countries in the region, Puls Biznesu daily reported.

****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****


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