Poland - Factors to Watch November 20
20/11/2025 06:54
WARSAW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hours): ORLEN Polish state-controlled energy group Orlen PKN.WA reported a near 20% rise in its third-quarter core profit on Thursday, helped by a strong recovery in its downstream segment even as revenue fell due to lower oil prices. PZU Poland's largest insurer PZU PZU.WA reported an 64% yearly rise in its third-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher revenues from premiums coupled with lower costs of insurance. ALLEGRO Poland's largest e-commerce company Allegro ALEP.WA on Thursday reported a beat on its domestic third-quarter earnings, but trimmed its annual volume growth expectations on slower start to the fourth quarter. CYFROWY POLSAT Polish media and telecoms group Cyfrowy Polsat CPS.WA on Tuesday reported a 72% drop in third-quarter net profit to 69.6 million zlotys ($19.0 million), below a Reuters poll of analysts that forecast profit of 90 million zlotys. BUDGET Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said there is currently no discussion on new social programs. The focus should be on ensuring the stability of public finances and guaranteeing funding for security, Puls Biznesu daily reported. RAILWAY TRACK BLAST Poland said on Wednesday it would close the last Russian consulate in its territory and deploy thousands of soldiers to protect infrastructure in response to a railway explosion it blames on Moscow. ****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 = 3.6365 zlotys) (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau) ((warsaw.newsroom@reuters.com))