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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Agnieszka Barteczko |Barbara Sladkowska
A tram passes the Palace of Culture and Science in downtown Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. The central bank halted interest rate cuts after the Oct. 15 parliamentary election unexpectedly brought the pro-European Union opposition to power, along with their promises to boost budget spending.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Agnieszka Barteczko |Barbara Sladkowska
Commuters at a train station in Warsaw. (Bloomberg) -- Polish wages grew at the slowest pace in four years in March and slightly undershot analyst expectations, bolstering the case for a start to monetary easing next month. Wage growth slowed to 7.7% year-on-year last month from 7.9% in February and double-digit advances for most of the last three years, data published Tuesday showed. The median forecast from a Bloomberg survey of 15 economists envisaged a 7.8% increase.
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4 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Piotr Skolimowski |Agnieszka Barteczko
Rafal Trzaskowski at a rally in Konskie, central Poland, on April 11. (Bloomberg) -- It’s starting to look like déjà vu all over again for Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as his preferred candidate for president sinks in opinion polls a month before the election. Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, the front-runner in May 18 race, lost eight percentage points in the latest survey published on Thursday, with his campaign reeling from a lackluster performance in a television debate last week.
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1 month ago | 
financialpost.com | Agnieszka Barteczko |Maciej Martewicz
Article content(Bloomberg) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on state-run companies to promote domestic economic interests instead of maximizing their profits as the era of “naive globalization is over.” Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Agnieszka Barteczko |Maciej Martewicz
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on state-run companies to promote domestic economic interests instead of maximizing their profits as the era of “naive globalization is over.” Shares in Warsaw-listed utilities dropped after the premier unveiled the shift during a speech at a business forum on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump shakes up the rules of global trade with tariffs and America First policies.
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Wojciech Moskwa |Agnieszka Barteczko
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. decided to keep control over its Polish unit after ending a strategic review which included options to sell TVN SA. The fate of TVN’s 24 television channels, including one of the country’s most-watched news networks, has become a political hot-potato in the nation bordering war-torn Ukraine. Tensions over the potential sale escalated further ahead of Poland’s presidential election, which will be held next month, with a probable run-off set for June.
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1 month ago | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jorge Valero |Agnieszka Barteczko |Jasmina Kuzmanovic |Kamil Kowalcze
(Bloomberg) -- Spain proposed setting up a new defense fund to provide non-refundable grants to beef up Europe’s defense lines and provide support for Ukraine using Russia’s immobilized central bank assets. • None In Chicago, a Former Steel Mill Looks to Make a Quantum Leap• None Even Oslo Has an Air Quality ProblemEconomy Minister Carlos Cuerpo urged his European Union counterparts Saturday to create such a temporary instrument to finance large-scale European-wide projects.
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Jorge Valero |Agnieszka Barteczko |Jasmina Kuzmanovic |Kamil Kowalcze
A Russian aerial bombing in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. (Bloomberg) -- Spain proposed setting up a new defense fund to provide non-refundable grants to beef up Europe’s defense lines and provide support for Ukraine using Russia’s immobilized central bank assets. Carlos CuerpoPhotographer: Damian Lemanski/BloombergEconomy Minister Carlos Cuerpo urged his European Union counterparts Saturday to create such a temporary instrument to finance large-scale European-wide projects.
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Agnieszka Barteczko |Jorge Valero |Jasmina Kuzmanovic
Weapons during a NATO training in Smardan, Romania. (Bloomberg) -- Europe’s decision to ramp up defense spending after years of neglect is the right choice, according to European Union finance ministers. “I believe that we are facing a European awakening both in terms of security and economic position,” Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski told reporters in Warsaw.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Agnieszka Barteczko |Konrad Krasuski
Billionaire Michal Solowow has withdrawn from plans to purchase Polish television broadcaster TVN SA from Warner Bros. Discovery Inc due to uncertainty related to US President Donald Trump’s trade policies, according to a report by Business Insider Polska.
