Poland - Factors to Watch May 21
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WARSAW, May 21 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): DATA On Thursday, the statistical office will release data on industrial production in Poland for April. Analysts polled by Reuters estimate that the pace slowed to 4.2% year-on-year from 9.4% in March. Data on wages in April will also be released, which are estimated to have increased by 6.0%, compared to a 6.6% increase in March. WINDFALL TAX Poland will next week propose a windfall tax on oil and gas companies' profits from surging energy prices due to the Iran war, to help cover the cost of national fuel tax cuts, the country's state secretary for energy told Reuters on Wednesday. HUNGARY'S PM VISIT POLAND Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar could meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in June if a deal on Hungarian minority rights is reached, he said on Wednesday, striking an optimistic tone about a key issue for Kyiv's EU accession hopes. BANK PEKAO PEO.WA Polish bank Pekao PEO.WA has become the first bank listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange to launch a loyalty program for small shareholders, Parkiet daily reported. ****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.**** For other related news, double click on: Polish equities PL-E E.Europe equities .CEE Polish money PL-M Polish debt PL-D Eastern Europe EEU All emerging markets EMRG Hot stocks HOT Stock markets STX Market debt news DBT Forex news FRX For real-time index quotes, double click on: Warsaw WIG20 .WIG20 Budapest BUX .BUX Prague PX .PX (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau) ((warsaw.newsroom@reuters.com; tel. +48 22 6539700))