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Poland seeks to develop strategic relations with S Caucasian countries (Itar-Tass)
BAKU, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Poland considers its relations with South Caucasian countries strategic, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. In his meeting with Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade on Wednesday, Tusk said, ?For long years Azerbaijan is our valuable partner.?
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Poland Sells 475 Million Swiss Francs of Bonds at Lower Spread (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Poland sold 475 million Swiss francs ($441 million) of bonds, reducing the yield over benchmark mid- swap rates, in its first issue in the currency since August.
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Poland Sells Bogdanka Stake for 1.1 Billion Zloty (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Poland sold 46.7 percent of Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA , the country?s only publicly traded coal producer, bringing the government?s sale of state assets this year to about a fifth of its minimum target.
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Poland to Sell at Least 200 Million Swiss Franc Bonds (Update3) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Poland plans to raise at least 200 million Swiss francs ($186 million) in its first sale of bonds in the currency since August, Deputy Finance Minister Dominik Radziwill said in a messaged response to Bloomberg.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 13:48 Big zloty gains negative for Polish growth-c.banker (Interactive Investor)
WARSAW, March 9 (Reuters) - Strong zloty appreciation could undermine Poland's economic recovery, a member of the Monetary Policy Council (MPC), Andrzej Rzonca, told a Thomson Reuters Economic Spot panel on Tuesday. Rzonca added that, in addition to currency developments, inflation data in upcoming months would be very important for the monetary policy outlook. "It is very important that we ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 13:48 Big zloty gains negative for Polish growth-c.banker (Interactive Investor)
WARSAW, March 9 (Reuters) - Strong zloty appreciation could undermine Poland's economic recovery, a member of the Monetary Policy Council (MPC), Andrzej Rzonca, told a Thomson Reuters Economic Spot panel on Tuesday. Rzonca added that, in addition to currency developments, inflation data in upcoming months would be very important for the monetary policy outlook. "It is very important that we ...
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Skrzypek Says Zloty, Data Show Polish Inflation Risk Is Easing (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Polish central bank Governor Slawomir Skrzypek said the country doesn?t face rising inflation risk and recent data suggest ?inflationary pressure could be lower? than previously assessed.
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Poland to Sell at Least 200 Million Swiss Franc Bond (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Poland plans to raise at least 200 million Swiss francs ($186 million) in its first sale of bonds in the currency since August, Deputy Finance Minister Dominik Radziwill said in a messaged response to Bloomberg.
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Skrzypek Says Zloty, Data Show Polish Inflation Risk Is Easing (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Polish central bank Governor Slawomir Skrzypek said the country doesn?t face rising inflation risk and recent data suggest ?inflationary pressure could be lower? than previously assessed.
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Poland Sells Bogdanka Stake for 1.1 Billion Zloty (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Poland sold 46.7 percent of Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA , the country?s only publicly traded coal producer, bringing the government?s sale of state assets this year to about a fifth of its target.
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Poland Sells Bogdanka Stake for 1.1 Billion Zloty (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Poland sold 46.7 percent of Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA , the country?s only publicly traded coal producer, bringing the government?s sale of state assets this year to about a fifth of its target.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 08:28 Poland sold 46.7 pct in Bogdanka for PLN 1.1 bln-min (Interactive Investor)
WARSAW, March 9 (Reuters) - Poland's treasury ministry said in a statement on Tuesday it had sold a 46.7 percent stake in coal miner Bogdanka to funds for 1.1 billion zlotys ($387 million), or 70.5 zlotys per share. Shares in the company traded 0.3 percent down on the day at 74.5 zlotys. The treasury, which oversees privatisations, is now left with a 4.3 percent stake in Bogdanka. (Reporting by ...
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Warsaw residents work, and earn, more than those of other cities in Poland (Warsaw Business Journal)
Warsaw prides itself with being number one in terms of gross income of its inhabitants. For those employed in the capital of Poland, the average gross income is z?.4,600, as compared to the national average of z?.3,243.60. However, there is a correlation between earnings and hours worked.
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Nigel Kennedy lines up soundtrack to 1973 England v Poland game (Guardian Unlimited)
Violinist and Polish jazz band to improvise during screening of match as part of Southbank festival of Polish culture It was one of the most traumatic matches in England's football history, the one where that "clown" Jan Tomaszewski made save after save ensuring Poland went to the World Cup and ? unthinkably ? England didn't. So the decision by the violinist Nigel Kennedy to screen it at the ...
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Poland's PM to visit South Caucasus countries (People's Daily)
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk will pay a four-day official visit to the Caucasus this week, local media reported. Tusk's visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan is the first in history official visit of Poland's prime minister to the countries of the South Caucasus. Tusk's talks in the Caucasus will be dominated by the Polish- Swedish Eastern Partnership initiative, a significant element ...
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NATO Secretary General to visit Poland on Friday (People's Daily)
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will pay a visit to Poland on Friday, March 12, the 11th anniversary of Poland's joining the alliance, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. While in Poland, Rasmussen will meet with Polish President Lech Kaczynski, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Defence Minister Bogdan Klich. On Friday morning, Rasmussen will meet members of non ...
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WBJ.pl sits down with Ewa Lisowska, a senior lecturer at the Warsaw School of Economics, to talk about the challenges ... (Warsaw Business Journal)
Alice Trudelle : As founder of the International Women Forum, an association of female company owners and managers, and editor of Women and Business ( Kobiety i biznes ), you possess a unique point of view on Polish businesswomen?s situation. Where do they stand in 2010?
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 08:27 UPDATE 1-Polish '10 budget gap may come below fcast-PM aide (Interactive Investor)
WARSAW, March 8 (Reuters) - Poland's 2010 budget deficit could be 10-15 billion zlotys lower than the 52.2 billion zlotys ($18.47 billion) target, a top aide to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Michal Boni, said on Monday. His comments echoed those of Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak who said last month stronger growth, along with inflation, could cut this year's deficit by up to 15 billion ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 10:32 UPDATE 1-Polish budget gap topped PLN 10 bln after Feb-source (Interactive Investor)
WARSAW, March 8 (Reuters) - Poland's budget deficit might have topped 10 billion zlotys ($3.54 billion), or around one fifth of the full-year plan, by the end of February, a government source told Reuters on Monday. "Preliminary data on performance of the budget showed the deficit at the end of February probably exceeded 10 billion zlotys, but it will probably not top 15 billion," said the ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 07:57 Getin's 2009 net falls 46 pct, but beats consensus (Interactive Investor)
WARSAW, March 8 (Reuters) - Polish financial group Getin Holding reported a 46 percent drop in 2009 net profit on Monday, but the figure beat expectations mainly thanks to tax gains and fee income. The lender, controlled by one of Poland's richest men, Leszek Czarnecki, earned 276 million zlotys ($96.2 million) compared with 258 million seen by analysts in a Reuters poll. Getin did not break out ...
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