So far Poland has been fairly untouched by the ongoing global financial crisis. The country is at a low risk of its banking and economy being destabilised, according to Moody's Investors Service. Moody’s assessment of the impact of global turmoil on Poland will be temporary, the rating agency stated in a report released on Tuesday. >>

At the Warsaw Stock Exchange Tuesday morning saw indexes nosedive for the second day running. At 9.30 a.m. blue chips, small and mid caps were down. The WIG20 index of largest companies plunged almost 2% losing the most, TVN24 reports. >>

Donald Tusk, now on a visit to the Gulf, has met in Kuwait with Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber as-Sabah, TVN24 reports.  >>

Alior Bank, a EUR 425 million investment by Carlo Tassara Investment group, has been launched in Poland with 80 branches.  >>

The Polish currency the zloty has depreciated against other currencies. The beginning of the week has brought a turn in the recent upward trend. >>

The "Astigmatic Inspired by Chopin" album is to be released on November 24. It’s a startling artistic project blending compositions by Poland’s greatest composer with original creations of club and electro music performers. >>

PKO BP whose majority shareholder is the Treasury is mentioned among potential buyers interested in acquiring the Polish branch of AIG Bank, "Rzeczpospolita" daily reports. ‘This is the opportunity Poland could use to strengthen its institutions and take over the weaker banks in the region, not only in Poland’ Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Waldemar Pawlak, told “Wprost” weekly. >>

The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency in co-operation with the Det Norske Veritas foundation organizes a meeting on “OECD Guidelines as a Tool for CSR Implementation in Enterprise”. The meeting will take place in Warsaw on November 25. >>