Poland - Factors to Watch October 15

WARSAW, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

PKN

Poland's Orlen PKN.WA has placed an offer to buy all shares of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins (GAP), a petrochemical unit of state-controlled chemical group Grupa Azoty ATTP.WA, the oil refiner said on Wednesday.

ANALYST FORECASTS

Surveyed analysts expect that in the coming quarters, the Polish economy will grow by more than 3.0% year-on-year, inflation will remain close to the central bank's inflation target, and there will be room for further interest rate cuts, Parkiet daily reported.

STATE-OWNED COMPANIES

Since the last parliamentary elections in 2023, the capitalization of state-owned companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange has increased by over 56%, Rzeczpospolita daily reported.

DATA

On Wednesday at 0800 the Polish statistical office will publish data on inflation in September, which according to preliminary data amounted to 2.9% year-on-year and 0.0% month-on-month.

DEBT

On Wednesday at 0930 the Polish Ministry of Finance will hold an auction for bonds worth 6.0-10.0 billion zlotys ($1.64 billion-2.73 billion).

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