Poland - Factors to Watch April 23

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

23/04/2025 07:01

WARSAW, April 23 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The candidate of Poland's ruling Civic Coalition (KO), Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, leads opinion polls ahead of the May 18 presidential election with support of 30.4%, according to poll by IBRiS published on Wednesday by Polityka weekly.

Karol Nawrocki, the candidate supported by Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), has 24.9% support. He is followed by the far-right Confederation party candidate Slawomir Mentzen with 12.9%.

DATA

Poland's statistics office will publish retail sales data for March at 0800. Analysts polled by Reuters estimate it rose 0.3% year-on-year after falling 0.5% in February.

DEBT

The Polish Finance Ministry will hold an auction of bonds worth 7-12 billion zlotys ($1.9 billion-$3.2 billion) at 0930.

FOREIGN POLICY

On Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski will present in parliament information on the tasks of Polish foreign policy in 2025.

KGHM KGH.WA

If KGHM's expert reports show that the salt mining project under Puck in northern Poland is profitable, extraction could begin within eight to ten years. A decision on the matter could be made in 2026, Rzeczpospolita daily reported.

****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****

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 (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau)

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