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Inside this issue
• Government sell-offs have rekindled interest in the stock market, in spite of fears of cutbacks in pension investment in shares
• EU accession was a game changer for Wood & Company, the broker founded in Prague - -
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Strong market has regional pull
A large local economy, thriving stock market and reliable regulation make the city attractive to finance, says Jan Cienski who wrote this report
Funds: Fiscal problems limit the flow of pension money
Privatisations are fuelling interest from investment banks and private equity
Wood & Company: Broker sees city as regional centre
EU accession was a ‘game changer’ for the bourse and its traders
Polish bourse pursues foreign groups as it vies to lead central Europe
There is still plenty of scope for expansion
Banking: Lending is back in vogue
Consolidation opportunities have made the market look attractive again
Energy trading: WSE seeks a leading role in power market
Poland is the only EU country with competing platforms, says Adam Easton
Regulation: Solid capital markets environment acts as spur to investors
The Polish bureaucrat’s pedantic attachment to the rules helped set up well-regarded capital and banking market regulation
Leszek Czarnecki: Opportunities emerge from crisis
The entrepreneur explains why his bank is still growing
Media: Business news rises on back of economic growth
Adam Easton examines how print and broadcast media focused on business are finding their feet
