Poland - Factors to Watch March 19

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19/03/2025 06:57

WARSAW, March 19 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):

LANDMINE CONVENTION

NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel landmines due to the military threat from their neighbour Russia, the four countries said on Tuesday.

DEBT

On Wednesday at 1100, the state-owned Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) will hold a bond auction.

WIND FARMS

The Polish government is set to adopt a liberalization of wind farm location rules by the end of the week. The law will allow for the construction of new wind farms by 2030 and the modernization of old wind turbines, the Rzeczpospolita daily reported.

PKO BP

Since mid-January, the shares of PKO BP PKO.WA, the largest Polish bank, have been rising sharply. Their price has exceeded 80 zlotys ($20.89) per share for the first time ever, and the value of the entire bank has reached 100 billion zlotys  ($26.12 billion), Rzeczpospolita daily reported.

DOM DEVELOPMENT

In 2024, Dom Development DOMP.WA, one of the largest Polish development companies, sold a record 4,269 apartments, 9% more than a year earlier, Puls Biznesu daily reported.

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 (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau)

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