WARSAW: Some 1,000 business leaders, academics, political figures and local decision-makers will descend on the Polish coastal city of Sopot on Monday for the sixth European Financial Congress. The stability of the financial system in the EU, challenges facing capital market development and innovation are some of the key themes on the agenda for debate. The goal of the annual gathering is to present Poland’s perspective on issues confronting Europe and to offer practical solutions to problems.
Leszek Pawłowicz, one of the organisers of the congress, said that this year “security issues come first, which is why the stability of the financial system will be the main focus of many debates and solution recommendations to be presented.” The event will be attended by Germany’s former deputy Chancellor, Joschka Fischer, former governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), Marek Belka, and his successor, Adam Glapiński.
The event is to be inaugurated by Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the new NBP chief, Glapiński. The congress is organised by the Gdańsk Institute for Market Research, the Warsaw Stock Exchange, oil refiner PKN Orlen, real estate developer NDI and Pekao Bank.
