Poland - Factors to Watch Aug. 10
Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):
ALIOR BANK
Alior Bank net profit rose to nearly 100 million zloty ($27.5 million) in the second quarter of 2017, from 82 million zloty a year earlier, it said in a statement.
REAL ESTATE
Demand for mortgages rose 23 percent in July, year-on-year, as super-low interest rates made savings in banks much less competitive in comparison to other forms of investing, Rzeczpospolita daily reported.
STATE TV
Poland's loss-making state TV received a 800 million zloty loan from the state Treasury, Rzeczpospolita reported.
INEA
Warburg Pincus, owner of cable operator Inea, is testing investor appetite for the company with an estimated value of 1.5 billion zloty, Puls Biznesu daily reported.
BANKS
Polish banks' net profit fell 17.5 percent to 6.8 billion zloty in the first half of the year, Puls Biznesu reported, citing data from regulator KNF.
REGULATIONS
Defence ministry wants telecoms, publishers, pharmaceutical companies and car makers to present the ministry their financial reports, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported, quoting a bill prepared by the ministry.
****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****
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