Poland - Factors to Watch December 22

WARSAW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):

UKRAINE

Ukrainians offer Poland know-how in drone and rocket technologies, but expect capital and access to factories, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported, quoting sources, after Friday's visit of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Warsaw.

DIGITAL TAX

The Polish government is finalizing works on a draft bill on the digital tax, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski told TVN24.

PZU-PEKAO MERGER

Plan A of PZU PZU.WA and Pekao PEO.WA merger remains the scenario described in the agreements with Bank Pekao, Bogdan Benczak, acting Chief Executive Officer of Poland's largest insurer PZU, was quoted as saying by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Ahead of the potential deal, PZU would be split into a holding company and a wholly-owned unit running its operational insurance activity. Thereafter, the holding company would be merged with Pekao.

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Polish development bank BGK wants to take part in financing nuclear energy, and its capacity reaches approximately 12 billion zlotys ($3.34 billion), Chief Executive Officer Miroslaw Czekaj told Rzeczpospolita daily.

IPO

Rex Concepts - the master franchisee for Burger King and Popeyes in Central and Eastern Europe - is considering an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange; the company would like to raise up to 150 million euros ($175.76 million) from new shares, Parkiet daily reported, quoting unofficial information.

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