Poland - Factors to Watch March 19

Asseco Poland SA

19/03/2021 07:03

WARSAW, March 19 - The following are news stories, press
reports and events that may affect Poland's financial markets on
Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):
    
    DATA
    Poland's statistics office to release February retail sales
data at 0900 GMT. 
    
    ECONOMY 
    Closing the economy due to the pandemic costs 1.3 billion
zlotys ($335.73 million) per day, Rzeczpospolita daily said
based on its own calculations. 
    
    ORANGE POLSKA  OPL.WA 
    Polish unit of France's Orange will soon select the buyer of
50% in its fiber company FiberCo, Puls Biznesu daily said citing
unnamed sources. The daily also said, citing Inframation, that
the frontrunner in the process is Sumitomo Mitsu's SMBC. 
    
    TAXES
    Poland's ruling Law and Justice party plans to cut taxes for
the poorest and increase for the richest as part of its
post-pandemic economic programme, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily
said quoting unnamed sources. The programme will be announced
after Easter, Rzeczpospolita daily said. 
    
    ASSECO POLAND  ACPP.WA 
    Polish IT company Asseco Poland is in talks with several
companies about their potential takeover, Rzeczpospolita daily
said quoting Asseco Poland's CEO.
    
    
    ****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish
media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****
    
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($1 = 3.8722 zlotys)

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