May 24, 2024 06:59 GMT
NBP's Dabrowski Says Interest Rates Could Be Lowered Next Year
POLAND
- MPC's Ireneusz Dabrowski told PAP news wire that wage growth is currently running too hot, but conditions may be ripe next year to lower interest rates. He refused to speculate on the scope of future cuts, "because we still have a very nervous situation." In his view, the November CPI report will show the full impact of raising energy price caps on inflation, which will prompt the MPC to initiate a "discussion about what to do next."
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared that he would not stand in next year's presidential election, paving the way for Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski to throw his hat into the ring. It is widely speculated that Trzaskowski may be up against Sejm Speaker Szymon Holownia.
- The government has clashed with President Andrzej Duda over his refusal to sign off on the nomination for a new ambassador to NATO. Internal Affairs Minister Tomasz Siemoniak called the President's approach surprising, given that the head of state received intelligence "disqualifying" the current ambassador.
- The Ministry of Family and Social Affairs played down its head Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bak's suggestion that the minimum wage would increase to 60% of average wage. The Ministry described that value as a non-obligatory target, adding that the minimum wage for 2025 will be set according to the existing rules.
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