Poland - Factors to Watch October 6

Erste Bank Polska SA

06/10/2026 06:51

WARSAW, Oct 6 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

INTEREST RATES
A two-day meeting of the Polish Monetary Policy Council (RPP) regarding interest rates begins on Tuesday. 
The RPP will announce its decision on Wednesday, and economists suggest that interest rates will remain unchanged in October, with the benchmark rate staying at 3.75%.

GOOGLE 
Poland's antitrust watchdog said on Monday it suspected Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google of abusing its dominant market position while negotiating content payments with domestic media publishers.        

ERSTE BANK POLSKA EBP.WA
We do not see any signals indicating a change in our dividend policy to maximize dividend for all shareholders, Michal Gajewski, Chief Executive Officer of Erste Bank Polska, told Rzeczpospolita daily asked about dividend policy after the bank being bought by Erste Bank.

MAN TRUCKS
The European Commission said on Monday the €26 million  ($29.16 million) aid approved by the Polish government to truck manufacturer MAN Trucks to expand a factory in Niepolomice violated EU state aid rules.

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