INTEREST RATES Poland's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) will not change interest rates, but Wednesday's statement and Thursday's conference of the central bank governor will affect expectations regarding the timing of the rate cut, which may be important for the zloty, Rzeczpospolita daily reported, quoting analysts and economists.
GRAINS When global grain prices started falling last year after a spike in the first months of the war in Ukraine, Poland's then agriculture minister urged farmers to hang onto their harvests in the hope of a rebound and better returns. The bet backfired badly for some. Importing technical grain from Ukraine to Poland was based on fraud; the National Revenue Administration and the prosecutor's office are tracking down importers and intermediaries, Rzeczpospolita daily reported, quoting unofficial information.
FUJITSU Japan's Fujitsu is looking for a site for a factory and will soon announce investments; the process is at an early stage, and apart from Poland, Slovakia is also being considered, Puls Biznesu daily reported, citing unofficial information.
CCC CCC, the region's biggest shoe retailer, had an EBITDA of 89 million zlotys ($21.49 million) in the first quarter, stable versus a year ago.
CD PROJEKT Poland's video games maker CD Projekt recommends a dividend for 2022 in the amount of 1.0 zloty per share.
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