Poland - Factors to Watch August 5

Alior Bank SA

05/08/2026 07:22

WARSAW, Aug 5 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

ELECTRICITY AND WEATHER
Romania was working on a dike on Tuesday to divert water from the drought-hit Danube River to its only working nuclear power reactor, while Hungary's prime minister said the sole operating turbine at the Paks nuclear plant was running safely.

Poland's Energy Minister Milosz Motyka told private radio RMF on Wednesday that there was no systemic risk to Poland's energy supply.

ALIOR BANK
Poland's Alior Bank ALRR.WA reported a quarterly net profit that missed analysts' expectations on Tuesday, as a corporate income tax hike and mounting legal and credit-risk charges dragged on earnings.

PUBLIC SPENDING
In 2025, public spending in Poland amounted to nearly 2 trillion zlotys ($537.27 billion) - equivalent to 53,222 zlotys  ($14,297.38) per Pole. The Polish state spends more in total on retirement and disability pensions than on healthcare, education, and science, Rzeczpospolita daily reported, citing a report by the Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju.

ANTI-BALLISTIC COALITION
Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk said that Poland would consider joining an anti-ballistic coalition being formed by nine European nations at Ukraine's request, Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported.
        

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