A marble plaque commemorating the victims of the presidential plane crash at Smolensk was unveiled on the wall of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Aug. 12, by Head of the Presidential Chancellery Jacek Michałowski and Deputy Mayor of Warsaw Jacek Wojciechowicz, in the company of church and military officials.

Labor Ministry proposal was to be discussed at yesterday sitting of the Cabinet's Standing Committee, but Wednesday night labor Minister Jolanta Fedak asked this point to be withdrawn from the agenda, while deputy Labor Minister Marek Bucior declared to amend the proposal.

Polish banks can anticipate a significant increase on the structured deposits market, deputy CEO of BNP Paribas Jacek Obledowski said, as quoted by the daily Gazeta Wyborcza.

Poland has to date allotted some 1.7 billion zlotys in aid to regions affected by the flooding, PM's chief economic advisor Michal Boni said Thursday.

Media group TVN upheld its guidance for 2010, including an outlook for low single digit ad market growth in a likely range of 3-5%, CEO Markus Tellenbach told reporters during a morning call following Q2 earnings publication.

Bankers have submitted their opinions on the new recommendation S proposed by financial market regulator KNF.

Listed upstream company Kulczyk Oil Ventures wants to increase gas extraction in Ukraine by 10-15% this year.

Poland must move on fiscal consolidation elements of its multi-year fiscal plan and seek additional bits of savings in non-fixed spending lines as public debt will come "dangerously" near the 55% of GDP threshold, deputy Minister of Finance Ludwik Kotecki told reporters.

Poland's Economy Ministry would like to introduce a mandatory insurance in the regions endangered by flooding.

Poland's cabinet should increase cooperation with the parliament regarding EU legislation, results from a draft bill amendment proposed by senators on Wednesday.

Poland's state-owned bank BGK will present the Finance Ministry with a new idea on loan guarantees program for firms to finally launch it, the daily Puls Biznesu says.

Shares of power company Tauron, chemicals Boryszew and Synthos and upstream group KOV appeared on the new list of 37 papers which are subject to short-selling starting Wednesday.

Irish banking group AIB is possibly going to move the deadline for offers for 70% stake in its Polish unit BZ WBK as the group wants to strike a broader deal with Spanish bank Santander, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna found out.

Poland's 2010 budget deficit should be much lower than in 2009, central bank NBP president Marek Belka told broadcaster TVN in late Tuesday interview.