Poland - Factors to Watch Oct 9
LG CHEM'S CAR BATTERY FACTORY
Korean firm LG Chem plans to invest over 4 billion zlotys ($1.09 billion) and employ over 2,000 people in its new plant in Poland that is to produce batteries for electric cars, Puls Biznesu daily reported citing an unnamed sources.
The investment is likely to be officially announced on Thursday, Puls Biznesu said.
Last week, Poland's Ministry of Economic Development sent out letters to media inviting them to the announcement about the LG Chem's plant that would become Europe's largest car battery factory, but the ministry later postponed the event.
JUDICIARY BILLS
Poland's ruling PiS party and President Andrzej Duda say they are closer to a compromise on overhauling the judiciary, an issue that has divided the once close political allies and worried the European Union.
GRUPA AZOTY
Poland's anti-corruption authority CBA has arrested the head of the supervisory board of state-run Grupa Azoty in a case concerning a demand for a 40 million zlotys bribe, CBA and state news agency PAP said.
OPINION POLL
Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is supported by 40 percent of voters, while the largest opposition party Civic Platform (PO) is at 21 percent, a survey for Rzeczpospolita daily by pollster IBRIS showed.
ALLEGRO
Poland's competition watchdog UOKiK has received signals from private sellers that online marketplace Allegro could have promoted its own products disadvantaging other sellers, Rzeczpospolita daily reported.
The daily quoted the head of UOKiK as saying that an important announcement will be published by UOKiK on the issue.
KONSALNET
Poland's second-largest security firm Konsalnet is considering debuting on the Warsaw stock exchange, Parkiet daily reported.
****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****
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