Poland - Factors to Watch March 23
23/03/2026 07:04
WARSAW, March 23 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): PRESIDENT VISITS HUNGARY Polish President Karol Nawrocki will visit Hungary on Monday, where he will meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported. POLAND'S RATING Moody's has completed its periodic review of Poland's rating. The long-term rating remains at A2 with a negative outlook. Moody's expects Poland's GDP growth to reach 3.7% in 2026, compared to the previous forecast of 3.2%, and will likely slow to 3% in 2027. SAFE PROGRAM Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, said that the first part of the EU SAFE program funds is to be spent by May, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported. RETAIL SALES On Monday, the statistical office releases data on retail sales in Poland. Analysts polled by Reuters expect them to have increased by 6.1% year-on-year, compared to 4.4% in January. ****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;))