Poland - Factors to Watch March 1
Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):
DATA
Markit will publish Poland's February manufacturing PMI at 0800. Analysts polled by Reuters expect the index to remain unchanged at 54.8 compared to January.
ENERGY IPO
Polish private energy company Energia dla firm plans to debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Puls Biznesu said quoting the company's CEO.
ENERGY
The total price of all energy carriers for Polish households rose by 4.5 percent year on year in January, Rzeczpospolita daily said quoting WiseEuropa think tank.
DEBT
Poland's debt stood at 929 billion zlotys ($227.57 billion) at the end of last year and was 94 billion zlotys higher than in 2015, Rzeczpospolita said quoting finance ministry and adding that it was the biggest annual growth in the last 25 years.
EDF
The sale of France's EDF Polish assets may not be closed by the end of March as it was expected, since the negotiations with the consortium of Polish utilities over the price are tough, Rzeczpospolita said quoting unnamed sources.
The daily said EDF's Polish assets put on sale are valued at around 1 billion zlotys.
IPO
Private equity fund Mid Europa Partners is preparing the initial public offering (IPO) of its ski lift operator Polskie Koleje Linowe, Rzeczpospolita quoted the fund's representatives as saying.
****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****
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