Poland is gearing up for its biggest-ever increase in military equipment spending, splashing out $43bn on contracts over the next decade

RYTRO, Poland, May 18 (Reuters) - There is little chance that consumer inflation in Poland will quickly return to the central bank's 2.5 percent target, a Monetary Policy Council member said on Saturday, leaving scope for further monetary easing.

Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): LOTOS Poland's No.2 oil refiner does not plan any dividend payout from its 2012 earnings, the state

WARSAW, May 15 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest utility PGE expects power prices to remain around current levels until 2020, when the European Union's main climate policy expires, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

WARSAW, May 15 (Reuters) - First-quarter net profit at Europe's No.2 copper producer KGHM came in above expectations, still falling by 27 percent due to Poland's mining tax and falling metal prices, it said on Wednesday.

* To test heart in Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia

WARSAW, May 13 (Reuters) - Eastern Europe's top software maker Asseco Poland on Monday posted a 12-percent fall in first-quarter net earnings, better than expected, with strong results at its Israeli arm overshadowed by weaker margins in other region

KATOWICE, Poland, May 13 (Reuters) - Kulczyk Investments said it had picked France's Alstom as the general contractor for construction of a power plant in the north of Poland at a cost of up to 15 billion zlotys ($4.7 billion).

WARSAW, May 13 (Reuters) - Poland's No.3 lender Bank Zachodni WBK will replace industrial group Boryszew in the Warsaw bourse's main WIG20 index after the June 21 session, the bourse said in a statement on Monday.

First-quarter net income of $244.8m beat consensus estimates but was dragged down by weak interest earnings amid a cut in the benchmark rate this year

Poland's top lender PKO BP (PKO.WA) maintains its view its full-year earnings will decline in line with the sector average this year, which the bank estimates at some 10%-15%, the bank's chief executive Zbigniew Jagiello said Monday.

WARSAW, May 13 (Reuters) - Poland's deep-pocketed state insurer PZU wants to buy a majority stake in Croatia Osiguranje as part of a long-awaited plan to expand beyond its home market, PZU's chief executive told Reuters.

* Large economies of Russia, Poland, Turkey lead slowdown

* Large economies of Russia, Poland, Turkey lead slowdown

* Large economies of Russia, Poland, Turkey lead slowdown

"There is a restaurant that serves only the freshest food," a voice says over footage of fresh vegetables and happy workers. The restaurant in question? McDonald's. The fast food chain started a campaign in Poland that aims to show consumers its dedi

Bank Pekao SA (PEO.WA), Poland's second-largest bank by assets, expects its net profit this year to fall as much as 10% compared with 2012, Chief Executive Luigi Lovaglio told a press conference Friday.

Poland's second-largest lender by assets, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. (PEO.WA), or Pekao, Friday said January-March net profit fell 6.3% from the same period a year earlier to 666 million zlotys ($210 million).

WARSAW, May 10 (Reuters) - Pekao, Poland's No.2 lender, reported 6-percent drop in earnings in the first quarter on Friday, hurt by an economic slowdown and lower interest rates that weighed on its income, although the bottom line was touch above exp

The benchmark 10-year government bond yields of Poland, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey have all hit a record low this month, and Russia hit a five-year low

Kenya, Australia, Poland and now South Korea. The country, whose net exports represent nearly 60% of GDP, and which have been deeply impacted by the recent collapse in the Yen, finally threw in the towel overnight and cut the benchmark seven-day repu

Two North American companies, Talisman Energy and Marathon, have quit fracking for shale gas in Poland, after disappointing drilling results.

NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Marathon Oil Corp : * Shares up 2.7 percent in premarket trade on news the company is quitting

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The National Bank of Poland on Wednesday cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, leaving the reference rate at 3% on an annual basis and the deposit rate at 1.5% on an annual basis. The decision comes into effect on May.

May 8 (Reuters) - Canadian oil and gas producer Talisman Energy Inc said it agreed to sell its shale gas operations in Poland to joint venture partner San Leon Energy as it looks to boost production in its core areas of the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

San Leon Energy PLC (SLE.LN), a Poland-focused oil and gas company, Wednesday said it has signed a deal with Talisman Energy Inc. (TLM) to regain 100% ownership of the Gdansk W and Braniewo S concessions, and increase its interest to 50% in the Szcza

* Q1 net loss at PLN 44 mln vs 50 mln loss seen by analysts

Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): PENSION REFORM Poland could lower its first domestic debt threshold to even 40 percent of gross do

Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): PENSION REFORM Poland could lower its first...

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) said the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a foreign bribery investigation into the company's business in Poland, Argentina, Bangladesh and Ukraine.

With the danger of the currency's collapse seemingly averted, early work is resuming on what for many citizens remains an unappealing prospect—joining the euro club.

In Poland, a crop of games and books aims to teach kids about drearier times. The best Soviet-era shopping strategy wins 'Queue.' Or play 'You Cut the Line, Sir.'

Poland's BRE Bank S.A. (BRE.WA) reported Tuesday a 2.1% decline in first-quarter net profit to 324 million zlotys ($103 million), beating market expectations thanks to significantly lower provisions for non-performing loans.

VIENNA, April 30 (Reuters) - Austrian construction group Strabag stuck to its 2013 forecast for stable output and higher operating profit on Tuesday, saying it could compensate for lower output in Poland.

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) WARSAW/LONDON, April 29 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Poland-based Bank Handlowy w Warszawie's Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-' with a Stable Outlook and its Viability Rati

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) WARSAW/LONDON, April 29 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Poland-based Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego's (BGK) Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'A-' and 'A'

WARSAW, April 29 (Reuters) - Poland's updated convergence plan assumes trimming next year's general government deficit to 3.3 percent of gross domestic product from 3.5 percent expected this year....

WARSAW, April 29 (Reuters) - Poland will cut its wider general government deficit to 3.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014 and only meet the European Union's 3 percent requirement in...

Lenders are reemerging to offer the classic subprime trade-off: high-priced loans for high-risk customers. This time, though, the standards are more stringent.Michele and Russell Poland's credit was shot, but they managed to buy their suburban dream

* Deal part of 2009 reorganisation agreed with European Commission (Adds KBC's plans in Poland, SocGen getting some KBC Banka branches)

Prospect of energy independence leads shale push

Poland's lender Bank Zachodni WBK (BZW.WA), a unit of Spain's Banco Santander SA (SAn.MC) reported Thursday a 19% rise in first quarter net profit to 373.6 million zlotys ($117 million) as it consolidated a recent taken over of rival Kredyt Bank.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister says his government has drafted new regulations that would reduce the suffering of animals during ritual slaughter for...

WARSAW, April 23 (Reuters) - Polish utility Energa will paya dividend of 497 million zlotys ($157.5 million), it said onTuesday, much more than it had initially proposed as thegovernment pressures state-controlled companies to hand out cashto help fi

WARSAW, April 23 (Reuters) - Poland's largest telecoms group TPSA plans to cut its workforce to 15,000-16,000 by 2016 from 22,114 at the end of the first quarter as part of a cost-cutting programme, its chief executive said on Tursday. (Reporting by

WARSAW, April 23 (Reuters) - Fierce competition pulled down net profit at Poland's top telecoms operator TPSA by two thirds in the first quarter, TPSA said on Tuesday.

WARSAW, April 23 (Reuters) - Poland's top telecoms operator TPSA suffered a lesser than expected 67-percent drop in its first-quarter net profit, weighed down by fierce market competition and falling mobile fees, TPSA said on Tuesday.