Poland -Factors to Watch April 30

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30/04/2018 06:48

April 30 (Reuters) - Following are news stories, press
reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial
markets on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):
  
    DEBT SUPPLY
    Poland's finance ministry plans to offer treasury bonds
worth 3.0 billion zlotys ($859.60 million)to 6.0 billion zlotys
at one regular bond auction in May, the ministry said on Friday.
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    PUBLIC OPINION POLL
    The newest public opinion poll conducted by Kantar Millward
Brown and released by TVN24 private broadcaster on Friday gives
33 percent of support for the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS)
and 25 percent to its arch-rival liberal Civic Platform (PO).
    The poll also showed the so-called anti-PiS parties could
get combined 44 percent in election, while PiS and its likely
ally, anti-establishment party Kukiz'15 could have 38 percent
together.
    
    PROTEST
    Parents of disabled children are protesting for the twelfth
day in a row in parliament, Gazeta Wyborcza daily said.
Protesters demand an allowance of 500 zloty ($144.12) per
disabled person a month, exactly the same amount the government
introduced for all children, starting from the second one in a
family.
    
    IDEA BANK  IDE.WA 
    The recent fall in Idea Bank share price was not justified
fundamentally, company's supervisory board head and one of the
richest Poles Leszek Czarnecki told Rzeczpospolita daily. Idea
Bank market value fell this year 58 percent.
    Czarnecki also said he does not plan to sell Idea Bank
shares.
        
    CCC  CCCP.WA 
    Polish clothing retailer CCC said its net loss in the first
quarter of 2018 rose to 146 million zlotys ($42.09 million) due
to reduced revenue and higher costs, from a loss of 41 million
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    PKN ORLEN  PKN.WA 
    Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen is expecting an improvement in
its 2018 figures as it works to complete investments in
petrochemicals and reduce labour costs, CEO Daniel Obajtek told
Gazeta Polska Codziennie in an interview published on Saturday.
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    PLL LOT
    A Warsaw court banned the strike planned by trade unions at
Polish airlines PLL LOT on May 1, Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on
Saturday. 
    Unions confirmed they will go on strike anyway, Puls Biznesu
daily said on Monday.
    
    GETBACK  GBK.WA 
    Debt collecting company Kruk is ready to take over some of
its ailing competitor Getback's debt portfolio, Kruk's
management board member Michal Zasepa was quoted as saying by
Puls Biznesu.
    
    SOUTHCO
    Southco, US provider of locks, hinges and bolts, plans to
build a factory in southern city of Rzeszow, Puls Biznesu said.
    
    ****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish
media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****
    
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