Poland - Factors to Watch April 25

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25/04/2025 07:06

WARSAW, April 25 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The candidate of Poland's ruling Civic Coalition (KO), Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, leads opinion polls ahead of the May 18 presidential election with 32% support, according to a poll by Opinia published Thursday evening by a private broadcaster TVN24.

INTEREST RATES

Two members of the Polish Monetary Policy Council raised the possibility of a 50-basis-point rate cut in May in comments published on Thursday, as the dovish signs from the central bank grow stronger.

ALIOR BANK

Poland's Alior Bank ALRR.WA reported a 21% drop in its first-quarter net profit to 476.3 million zloty ($126.29 million) on Friday. That was below market expectations of 505 million zlotys, according to a Reuters poll of analysts.

BANKING SECTOR

According to analysts, although higher contributions to the Bank Guarantee Fund increased the costs of the Polish banking sector, lower write-offs related to loans in Swiss francs meant that banks' profits in the first quarter were be up to 10% higher than a year ago, Rzeczpospolita daily reported.

REPOLONIZATION OF THE POLISH ECONOMY

Almost 55% of respondents agree with the proposal of the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to increase the state's share in the economy, Rzeczpospolita daily reported, citing an IBRiS survey.

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

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