Vague Economic Outlook in Poland: Unadvisable to Cut Interest Rates

Politics ♦ Published: April 16, 2013; 11:26 ♦ (Vindobona)

In an interview with Reuters, member of the Monetary Policy Council (MPC) Elzbieta Chojna-Duch explains why it is problematic for Poland to decide on further cuts in interest rates.

Vague Economic Outlook in Poland: Unadvisable to Cut Interest Rates / Picture: © Polish National Bank NBP

"In my view, incoming data aren't clear and, in such a situation, a decision to cut interest rates again could be difficult to make," she said in an interview published on Monday. Chojna-Duch has been one of the two biggest supporte for a lower interest rate for months and often tried to convince her fellow equals to cut borrowing costs faster. She explains that the economic slowdown…