Poland-Factors to Watch Feb 9
Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): RESULTS A decline in U.S. dollar will have a positive impact on corporate results of Polish importers such as clothing retailers and exporters. However, energy or information technology firms will witness a negative impact on their businesses, the daily Parkiet reports. INTERNET SHOPPING Nearly every other Pole aged 16 or higher purchased things online at least once last year, an increase of 2 percent from 2016, the daily Rzeczpospolita reports, citing Eurostat data. POSSIBLE MERGER The much-discussed merger between Poland's PKN Orlen and Lotos might have a capitalisation of around 54 billion zlotys ($15.78 billion), Rzeczpospolita writes, citing consultants. ****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.**** For other related news, double click on: Polish equities E.Europe equities Polish money Polish debt Eastern Europe All emerging markets Hot stocks Stock markets Market debt news Forex news For real-time index quotes, double click on: Warsaw WIG20 Budapest BUX Prague PX ($1 = 3.4211 zlotys) (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau)
