Poland - Factors to Watch October 1

WARSAW, Oct 1 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

SMALL REACTOR DEAL

Poland's Synthos Green Energy (SGE), which holds the rights to GE Vernova Hitachi's technology for small modular nuclear reactors, has reached a deal with Orlen PKN.WA on a joint small modular nuclear reactor project, company founder Michal Solowow told a conference in Warsaw on Wednesday.

PMI

On Thursday at 0700, the S&P Global Poland Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Poland will be released. Analysts surveyed by Reuters estimate that the PMI index rose to 48.9 in September compared to a 48.3 reading for August.

INFLATION

Polish inflation accelerated above a upper limit of the central bank's target range in September, data published on Wednesday showed, driven primarily due to rising crude oil prices, increasing pressure on the central bank to consider tightening monetary policy.

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

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