Poland — Factors to Watch October 15

WARSAW, Oct 15 — The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): Interest Rates Polish interest rates could remain unchanged until the beginning of next year, but the Monetary Policy Council will not hesitate to raise them if data is unfavourable, central banker Ireneusz Dabrowski said. Polish central banker Gabriela Maslowska said that an interest rate hike later this year cannot be ruled out if inflation remains persistently above the central bank target in the fourth quarter, the PAP agency reported on Wednesday.

Data Polish inflation in September was slightly higher than indicated by the preliminary estimate, data released on Wednesday by the statistics office showed. Borrowing Needs The Polish finance ministry estimates that the financing of 2026 gross borrowing needs of the state budget based on its projected execution has been completed, PAP Biznes reported on Wednesday. Allegro Poland's biggest e-commerce platform Allegro has launched a pilot export program for Ukraine, offering local consumers direct access to more than 1 million products, it said on Wednesday. 5% in 2027.

This is the fastest growth rate among the countries in the region, Puls Biznesu daily reported. com; tel. +48 22 6539700)