Poland - Factors to Watch July 25

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25/07/2016 07:11

Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch 
that may affect Poland's financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES 
GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): 
     
    DATA 
    Poland's statistic's office to release June unemployment 
data at 0800 GMT.  ECONPL   
     
    PENSION AGE 
    Poland's government recognises a problem with funding a plan 
to lower the pension age and hence one may imagine a solution 
that a lower pension age will be tied to the number of years 
worked, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo told the wSieci weekly. 
     
    RETAILER TAX 
    Poland's parliament, led by the conservative Law and Justice 
(PiS) party, has passed a bill imposing a progressive levy on 
retailers aimed at bolstering the state budget.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1A906D 
     
    ZCh POLICE PCE.WA  
    Polish chemicals company ZCh Police said late on Friday that 
impairment of 10.5 million euros related to its Senegal business 
hit the group's financial results in the first half of this 
year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1A906H 
     
    MOBIUS ON ZLOTY 
    Emerging market veteran investor Mark Mobius told Parkiet 
daily that the zloty is currently overvalued and one should 
expect it to weaken, especially if the central bank keeps rates 
at a low level. Mobius also said zloty's depreciation potential 
against the dollar was about 15 percent. 
     
    ORANGE  OPL.WA  
    Polish Orange  ORAN.PA  unit to release second quarter 
results after market close. The company is expected to report  
an 83-percent decline in net profit.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1A42UZ 
     
    SOUTH KOREAN INVESTMENT 
    Two South Korean firms, Sekonix  053450.KQ  and Shelf31, 
will build production plants in southern Poland worth 62 and 25 
million zlotys, respectively. 
     
    ****Reuters has not verified these stories and does not 
vouch for their accuracy.**** 
     
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 Polish equities        PL-E      E.Europe equities      .CEE  
 Polish money           PL-M      Polish debt            PL-D   
 Eastern Europe         EEU       All emerging markets   EMRG  
 Hot stocks             HOT       Stock markets          STX  
 Market debt news       DBT       Forex news             FRX  
  
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 (Reporting by Marcin Goettig) 
 ((marcin.goettig@thomsonreuters.com; +48226539720; Reuters 
Messaging: marcin.goettig.reuters.com@thomsonreuters.net)) 
 
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