Polish policymakers not yet ready to raise rates

Today’s decision to keep Polish interest rates unchanged and raise reserve requirements instead reflects an attempt to tighten monetary conditions without attracting an influx of foreign capital. Reserve requirements are likely to rise further over the coming months but we remain comfortable with our forecast for interest rates to increase only gradually starting from around the first quarter of next year.

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