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Poland: Number of Consumer Loans Increases
According to Polish credit bureau BIK, the number of granted consumer loans has reached a new record.
April 11, 2014
Poland: Key Rate Kept on Hold
The Monetary Policy Council of Poland has kept the key interest rate on hold since it ended easening in July last year.
April 10, 2014
Poland: NBP Posts No Profits
In 2013 the Polish National Bank (NBP) posted no profit.
April 10, 2014
Poland: Growth Forecast Raised Again
The International Monetary Fund has raised the forcast of GDP growth in Poland.
April 9, 2014
Poland: BZ WBK to Take Over Santander Consumer Bank
Bank BZ WBK was given the go-ahead by the Financial Market Regulator KNF to acquire a 60 percent stake in retail bank Santander Consumer Bank (SCB) from their joint parent bank Banco Santander.
April 9, 2014
Fitch: Polish Rating Foundations Very Solid
As reported by news portal “Warsaw Voice”, rating agency Fitch considers the Polish credit rating foundations to be very solid.
April 8, 2014
Poland: Banks to Enhance Bond Issues
The Polish banks are expected to increase the value of bond issues in the next years.
April 8, 2014
Poland: No Danger of Deflation
According to Marek Belka, governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), there is not threat of deflation.
April 7, 2014
Poland: Volatility on Financial Market Decreased
The volatility on the currency market decreased in March.
April 4, 2014
Poland: PKO BP to Help Finance Ukrainian Enterprises?
The biggest financial institute in Poland could get involved in a project financing Ukrainian businesses.
April 4, 2014
Poland: NBP to Stabilize FX Reserves
The Supreme Audit Chamber NIK in Poland called upon the National Bank in Poland (NBP) not to increase in foreign-exchange (FX) reserves but stabilize its level.
April 3, 2014
Poland: Banking Industry Expects Improvement in Results
The Polish banking sector expects net profits to increase in 2014.
April 3, 2014
CEE: Economy Could Become More Vulnerable to Crimea Crisis
If the political crisis in Crimea aggravates negative effects in the economy could soon become evident.
April 2, 2014
PKO BP Closes Takeover of Nordea
According to the Polish Bank, the takeover of the Polish affiliate of the Swedish banking group is concluded.
April 2, 2014
Poland: Banks Post Profit of PLN 25bn
In the financial year of 2013 Polish banks posted profits of more than PLN 25bn, as reported by Polish daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna citing figures by the Polish Financial Market Regulator KNF.
April 2, 2014
Poland: PZU to Take over RSA’s Baltic Branch?
Polish insurance company PZU intends to take over the Baltic assets of British ailing insurer RSA.
April 1, 2014
Poland: Corporate Sentiment on the Rise
Enterprises in Poland are becoming more and more optimistic.
March 31, 2014
Poland: Raiffeisen Polbank Increases Net Profit
Net profits for Raiffeisen Polbank, the Polish branch of the Austrian lender, achieved a considerable increase in net profits.
March 31, 2014
Sikorski: Ukraine Close to Deal with IMF
Poland´s Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski explained that the talks between the IMF and Ukraine have made substantial progress.
March 29, 2014
Poland: Interests on Bank Deposits to Remain Low
Interest rates will only be raised at the end of 2014.
March 28, 2014
RBI to Keep Hungarian and Ukrainian Affiliates?
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) considers keeping its affiliates in Hungary and Ukraine.
March 27, 2014
Poland to Fulfill EU Commission’s Regulations
According to Polish Finance Minister Mateusz Szczurek, Poland will have no difficulties fullfilling the standards set by the European Commission with regard to the budget deficit.
March 27, 2014
RBI: Profit Shrinks by Almost A Quarter
RBI with consolidated profit of € 557 million Austria’s most profitable bank for the fourth time.
March 27, 2014
Poland: Good Starting Point for Economic Growth
Economic growth for 2014 is expected to accelerate to 3.1 percent to 3.2 percent in the first quarter while for the full year it is anticipated to come at 3.5 percent, according to Polish Economy Minister Janusz Piechocinski.
March 26, 2014
Poland: Economy Proves Immune to Ukrainian Crisis
According to Governor of the Polish National Bank (NBP) Marek Belka, the Polish economy has so far proved stable and almost remained unaffected by the political crisis in Ukraine.
March 26, 2014
Poland: Promising Years Ahead
Poland observes the crisis in Ukraine with great concern, but does not forget to upgrade national resources.
March 25, 2014
Poland: Number of Real Estate Loans Drops
The portfolio of real estate loans of Polish households declined in February, according to a report by the National Bank of Poland (NBP).
March 25, 2014
Poland: Pension Reform Not to Affect Rating
According to rating agency Fitch, Poland’s country rating will not be affected by the pension reform.
March 25, 2014
Poland: PKO BP Considers Expanding Worldwide
The biggest lender in Poland PKO BP is weighing up international expansion
March 24, 2014
Poland: Budget Deficit 2013 Below Target
The Polish budget deficit for 2013 has reached almost 82 percent after it was amended in August.
March 20, 2014
Low Inflation Still No Threat to CEE
Currencies in CEE should not be affected by low inflation, according to Erste Group.
March 19, 2014
Poland: Key Rates to Remain Unchanged until 2015
In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, Marek Belka, Governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), announced that interest rates will remain unchanced until the end of this year.
March 18, 2014
Poland: PZU to Takeover Healthcare Companies
Polish insurance group PZU is considering the acquisition of two healthcare enterprises.
March 18, 2014
Poland: PKO BP Cuts Down on Business in Ukraine
The Polish top lender PKO BP’s Ukrainian affiliate Kredobank closed four of its six branches in Crimea in the past two weeks.
March 18, 2014
Belka: Poland Should Not Haste into Eurozone
Marek Belka, Governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), said that the country did not have to haste to become a member of the European single currency union.
March 17, 2014
DiTech: Insolvency Postponed
Heavily affected computer equipement trader DiTech has to postpone filing for insolvency proceedings, which was planned today at the Commercial Court in Vienna.
March 14, 2014
Poland: Lowest Budget Deficit Since 2008
The budget deficit as per the end of February, was the lowest since 2008.
March 14, 2014
CEE: Investments to Boost Economic Growth
In the coming two years economic growth in Eastern Europe is expected to accelerate to an average of two to three percent of GDP triggered by a boost in investments.
March 13, 2014
Poland: “Time for Belt-Tightening”
Poland is required to cut the deficit in the public finance sector.
March 13, 2014
Austria: DiTech to be Taken Over by Investor
Insolvent computer equipment trader DiTech is supposed to be taken over by a German investor with Polish roots.
March 13, 2014
Poland: PZU Below Profit Expectations
Polish insurer PZU missed the profit expectations in the last quarter in 2013.
March 13, 2014
Poland: Bank Pekao with Ambitious Plans
Polish lender Bank Pekao intends to reduce costs and risks, and raise the number of clients by around one million until 2020.
March 12, 2014
Poland: Changes in Monetary Policy to Come Gradually
Polish macroeconomic conditions support a stabilization of monetary policy, according to Anna Zielinska-Glebocka, member of the Monetary Policy Council.
March 12, 2014
Poland: Economic Growth to Accelerate
According to the latest estimates of the Polish National Bank (NBP), the annual economic recovery could accelerate to 3.7 percent in the period from 2014 to 2016.
March 11, 2014
Poland: PKO BP to Sell Parts of Consumer Loan Portfolio
This year, the largest lender in Poland intends to sell a part of its consumer loan portfolio in the amount of PLN 2.3bn to 2.5bn.
March 11, 2014
Poland: Share of Impaired Loans Increasing
The number of impaired loans in the non-financial sector keeps on increasing.
March 10, 2014
Polish Currency Still Affected by Ukrainian Crisis
The Polish Zloty continues to be unstable in the light of the political crisis in Crimea.
March 10, 2014
CEE Countries Condemn Russian Intervention in Ukraine
Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) want to strengthen the EU defense policy. Poland intensifies its military cooperation with the U.S.
March 8, 2014
Poland: Rabobank Polska Gives up BGZ
Dutch financial institute Rabobank wants to get rid of BGZ.
March 6, 2014
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