Poland - Factors to Watch on Oct 2

Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland GMT + 2 hours):

EUREKO DEAL NEARS

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday that Poland was a step away from settling a decade old fight over the country's top insurer after the two voted to set aside some $4.1 billion for a special dividend.

PKO

PKO, Poland's top bank by assets, set a 38-percent discount on Thursday for $1.8 billion cash call, setting the stage for Warsaw's largest share issue since the lender's own listing five years ago.

ORCO

Real estate developer Orco Property Group will seek to raise up to 77 million euros from current shareholders even if a deal with new investors does not materialise, Chief executive Jean-Francois Ott said on Thursday.

WORLD BANK

Poland has not been affected by the global crisis too much, therefore, there is a risk the country may stay behind as it does not have strong incentive to exit a slowdown, Indermit S.Gill, World Bank chief economist for Europe and Central Asiatold daily Gazeta Wyborcza.