Poland - Factors to Watch Feb 2
Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):
DEBT AUCTION
Poland will announce details of the debt supply for the Thursday tender at about 1400 GMT.
RETAILER TAX
The finance ministry will prepare a new version of the retailer tax within the next week, following protests of some retailers, Rzeczpospolita daily said without naming its sources.
STATE TREASURY
Poland could propose sweeping changes in the ownership structure of state-owned companies in key industries such as energy and utilities within a month, Deputy Treasury Minister Marek Zagorski told Reuters.
COAL
The Polish government transferred 380 million zlotys ($95 million) to ailing coal mines by buying their coal stocks via the state commodity reserve agency Agencja Rezerw Materialowych, Rzeczpospolita reported without naming its sources.
ECONOMIC FREEDOM INDEX
Poland has advanced in Heritage Foundation's index of economic freedom and ranked 39. globally, the highest position in the ranking Poland ever held, Rzeczpospolita said.
DIVISIONS IN SOCIETY
Polish people are equally divided in assessing whether the European Commission was right to launch a procedure to check the observance of rule of law in Poland, a poll by Rzeczpospolita daily showed.
Forty seven percent of those asked said it was a good decision, while 47 percent said the decision was bad.
PGS SOFTWARE
IT firm PGS Software plans to debut on the main market of the Warsaw stock exchange in the middle of 2016, Parkiet daily reported.
****Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.****
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