Poland - Factors to Watch April 21
21/04/2026 06:56
WARSAW, April 21 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): SATELLITE PROJECT France and Poland will build a telecommunications satellite for the Polish military, the companies involved in the project said on Monday, as Paris and Warsaw strengthen their economic and defence ties. BGK BANK Mirosław Czekaj, CEO of the state-owned Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), said that BGK is capable of providing significant financing for strategic investments, such as the construction of a nuclear power plant. The bank's financial capacity reaches 12 billion zlotys ($3.34 billion), Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported. DIAGNOSTYKA Polish medical laboratory operator Diagnostyka DIAP.WA reported a 12.6% rise in full-year net profit on Monday, driven by higher test volumes and increased prices as the company continues its acquisitions in the lab and diagnostic imaging sectors. BUDGET Poland does not currently need to amend the 2026 budget despite the implementation of a costly programme to protect consumers from the effects of rising fuel prices, Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski told private radio TOK FM on Monday. ****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 ($1 = 3.5914 zlotys) (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau) ((warsaw.newsroom@reuters.com;))