Some 2,500 delegates and invited guests, among them President Bronislaw Komorowski, PM Donald Tusk and EP President Jerzy Buzek gathered yesterday for the special Solidarity trade union congress held in Gdynia, on the Baltic coast, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the so-called August Agreements.

Poland's GDP grew 3.5% year-on-year in Q2 2010, above expectations for 3.2%, while investments were down 1.7% to bring domestic demand to a 3.9% annual increase, the stats office GUS preliminary estimates out Monday showed.

Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy who visited yesterday the Polish Pavilion at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, said that Poland promotes itself in a very interesting way.

The NewConnect market, an alternative trading platform organized and operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange and intended for high-growth smaller companies celebrated its 3rd anniversary yesterday.

Poland's zloty is more likely headed for stabilization than appreciation, Monetary Policy Council member Anna Zielinska-Glebocka told an economic roundtable hosted by PAP Polish News Agency.

Warsaw Stock Exchange may see debuts in total value of over 2 billion zlotys until end-year, including a several hundred million zloty offer of Hungarian direct equity investment company Eetek, the daily Parkiet writes citing brokerage and company information.

Polish Finance Ministry wants spending on road infrastructure construction to be gradually reduced in the coming years - from 35 billion zlotys in 2011 to 31 billion zlotys in 2012, the daily Gazeta Wyborcza reports.

Poland's insurance giant PZU is pursuing purchase of Belarusian top insurer Belgosstrakh, which is supposed to be privatized, the daily Parkiet has found out.

Poland's pension funds OFE show better investment results than investment funds TFI having a similar investment portfolio, Parkiet daily says.

Mobile operators, including unit of incumbent telco TPSA Orange, may see electronic market regulator UKE abstain from rapid cuts in mobile termination rates (MTR) over the next two years, the daily Gazeta Wyborcza found out.

Listed insurance firm PZU had its target price raised to PLN 397 from PLN 391 with the recommendation maintained at 'neutral' by UBS analysts in a report dated August 30.

Poland's Finance Ministry supports even stricter limits on FX-denominated loan sales by banks than those promoted by the financial market regulator KNF in the new recommendation S, the daily Puls Biznesu says.

Poland will likely exceed the inflation target at end-2010, but will likely remain within the target range, Monetary Policy Council member Anna Zielinska-Glebocka told economic roundtable organized by PAP Polish News Agency.

Poland has allocated 50% of EU funds from the Innovative Economy program with 4,839 contracts for a total of 22.2 billion zlotys signed until August 20, the Ministry of Regional Development informed.