Poland - Factors to Watch May 5

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05/05/2026 06:58

WARSAW, May 5 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

INTEREST RATES

The Polish Monetary Policy Council (MPC) begins its two-day meeting on interest rates on Tuesday. The MPC's decision will be announced on Wednesday, and analysts polled by Reuters expect rates to remain unchanged.

DATA

Manufacturing surveys across central Europe signalled on Monday growing price pressures stemming from the Middle East conflict as companies grappled with surging input costs, longer lead times and braced for shortages of key materials.

PZU

Poland's largest insurance company PZU PZU.WA, has entered into a conditional agreement to purchase shares in MetLife Ukraina, a leading life insurance company in Ukraine. The transaction value was not disclosed, Puls Biznesu daily reported.

BANK HANDLOWY

The CEO of Citibank-owned Polish lender Bank Handlowy BHW.WA said that Handlowy is not planning acquisitions, intends to grow organically, and intends to invest the capital released from the sale of its retail banking business in institutional banking, Rzeczpospolita daily reported.

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

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