Poland - Factors to Watch Oct 29

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29/10/2024 07:09

WARSAW, Oct 29 - The following are news stories, press
reports and events that appeared in the Polish media on Tuesday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): 
    
    BANK HANDLOWY
    Cerberus Capital Management, an American private equity fund
and owner of VeloBank, has signalled to Citigroup its desire to
buy the retail part of its Polish unit Bank Handlowy  BHW.WA ,
Puls Biznesu reported. A second offer has come from AnaCap
Financial Partners, a British private equity fund which controls
Nest Bank, the newspaper reported, citing sources.
    
    DIGITALISATION
    Poland's digitalisation strategy assumes that in 10 years
paper documents will completely disappear from offices, Gazeta
Wyborcza daily reported. According to the plan Poland is to have
a semiconductor production plant, invest in the video games
industry, and use AI to identify contradictions when creating
laws, the newspaper reported.
    
    BOGDANKA
    Mining company Bogdanka's  LWBP.WA  new strategy may appear
this year and will include a horizon for phasing out coal but
also new activities for the company, Parkiet daily reported.
    
    INVESTMENTS
    The state-owned Polish Development Fund (PFR) has announced
investments in infrastructure, industry, energy, including
renewable energy, and possibly nuclear energy, Parkiet daily
reported.
    
    CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
    According to a United Surveys poll for Dziennik Gazeta
Prawna daily, 53.4% ​​of Poles are in favour of introducing
civil partnerships.
    
    ****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish
media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****
    
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