Poland - Factors to Watch April 15
15/04/2025 06:59
WARSAW, April 15 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hour): DATA Statistical office will publish data on inflation in Poland in March 2025 at 0800. According to the preliminary reading, it stood at 4.9% year on year. PEKAO SA Poland's Bank Pekao PEO.WA is targeting a return on equity of more than 18% by the end of 2027 as part of its new strategy, the country's second-biggest lender said on Monday. TVN TELEVISION Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O has decided not to sell Polish broadcaster TVN, it said on Monday, drawing a line under speculation surrounding the future of the company, which is considered strategic by the Polish government. PZU The CEO of PZU PZU.WA, the largest Polish insurance company in the region, said that transforming the group into a holding company would allow for a more precise definition of the development of PZU's banks - Alior Bank ALRR.WA and Bank Pekao SA. He added that PZU does not have enough funds to buy Santander Bank Polska, Rzeczpospolita daily reported. MISSILES FOR THE ARMY On Tuesday, Polish company WG Group and Hanwha Aerosystems will sign an agreement to establish a company producing missiles in Poland. ****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.**** For other related news, double click on: Polish equities PL-E E.Europe equities .CEE Polish money PL-M Polish debt PL-D Eastern Europe EEU All emerging markets EMRG Hot stocks HOT Stock markets STX Market debt news DBT Forex news FRX For real-time index quotes, double click on: Warsaw WIG20 .WIG20 Budapest BUX .BUX Prague PX .PX ($1 = 3.7780 zlotys) (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau) ((warsaw.newsroom@reuters.com; tel. +48 22 6539700))