INTEREST RATES Polish central bank governor Adam Glapinski will give a press conference at 1400 GMT.
The National Bank of Poland (NBP) left its main interest rate unchanged at 6.75% as expected on Wednesday, remaining in wait-and-see mode as it assesses the damage to the economy caused by the war in Ukraine. BUDGET In 2022, Poland's budget had a deficit of 19-20 billion zlotys ($4.31-4.54 billion), about 10 billion less than the government predicted, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported, quoting unoficial information.
EU FUNDS The Polish government does not intend to submit the first application for payment from the EU's National Recovery Plan before President Andrzej Duda's decision on the law introducing changes to judiciary, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported. Poland's parliament on Wednesday passed two pieces of legislation the government hopes will unblock billions in European Union funds, but doubts remained over whether the president would sign the judicial reform bill into law. MBANK Commerzbank's Polish unit mBank had a net profit of 834.5 million zlotys in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to a loss of 1.63 a year earlier.
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