Poland - Factors to Watch Oct 5
05/10/2015 06:59
Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch
that may affect Poland's financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES
GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):
MINIMUM PAY
Opposition's candidate for Prime Minister's post, Beata
Szydlo, told Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily that her party Law and
Justice (PiS) wants to introduce minimum pay of 12 zlotys
($3.18) per hour.
Polish President plans to present his own draft bill aimed
at resolving the problem of foreign currency-denominated
credits, she also said.
GETIN GTN.WA
Financial group Getin Holding said on Friday it won't sell
its Russian vehicle leasing business Carcade to Artertesia
Consulting despite earlier plans.
The deal was to be worth 172.5 million zlotys ($46 million).
But according to Puls Biznesu daily, Getin is still interested
in selling Carcade.
P4
Owners at Poland's No.4 mobile operator P4 are interested in
refinancing company's debt, but are also looking to sell it,
Puls Biznesu said.
WARIMPEX WXFB.VI
Management board at the real estate developer may recommend
share buy-back, if its share price continues to fall, Warimpex
CEO Franz Jurkowitsch told Parkiet daily.
TAURON TPE.WA
Polish utility Tauron's TPE.WA new chief executive is ready
to restart talks to take over an ailing local coal mine, he said
on Friday, a day after stalled negotiations led to the ouster of
the entire management team. ID:nL5N1220NF
REUTERS POLL
Poland's central bank won't start raising interest rates
until early 2017, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as Credit
Agricole economists drastically revised down their rate
forecasts. ID:nL5N1213HT
BORYSZEW BORY.WA
The Polish industrial group wants to buy the remaining
16-percent share in its Hutmen HTM.WA unit, offering 5 zlotys
per share, Boryszew said on Friday. Minority shareholders will
be able to sell their shares in the offer between Oct.22-Nov.20.
POLITICAL POLL
Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) leads
the latest opinion poll by pollster IBRiS for Radio Zet with
35.6-percent backing, with the ruling Civic Platform (PO)
trailing in second with 23.2 percent.
MIGRANTS
The Czech government has proposed that three central
European states send hundreds of troops and police to help
protect Hungary's borders against a migrant influx into Europe's
Schengen passport-free travel zone, officials said on Friday.
ID:nL5N1222HH
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