Poland - Factors to Watch July 29

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29/07/2026 07:05

WARSAW, July 29 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

HATE CRIMES
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on Tuesday for an end to xenophobic attacks against Ukrainians in Poland, after a series of hate crimes hit the headlines in recent weeks amid heightened tension between Warsaw and Kyiv.

ENERGY PRICES
The government is working on measures to lower energy prices for Polish households. Options under consideration include requiring distribution companies to share their high profits or reduce operating costs, Rzeczpospolita daily reported.

MBANK
Commerzbank's CBKG.DE Polish unit mBank MBK.WA reported a 10.5% rise in its second-quarter profit on Wednesday, in line with market expectations, supported by lower risk provisions, and despite lower net fee and commission income and net interest income.

LIDL POLSKA
Wlodzimierz Wlazlak, CEO of Lidl Polska, said that in less than 10 years, the Lidl store network in Poland will increase to 1,500 from the current 1,000, Puls Biznesu daily reported.
        

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