Balcerowicz to face Sejm deputies before they vote on his NBP candidacy

Former Finance Minister Leszek Balcerowicz will be questioned today by Sejm deputies who are to vote on his candidacy for the post of National Bank of Poland (NBP) president in a few days' time. The vote is to take place during the last session of the Sejm before Christmas. Today Balcerowicz will present his vision for NBP and answer deputies' questions. He has been nominated by President Aleksander Kwasniewski for the post, now he needs to be approved by a majority of Sejm deputies. Meanwhile, departing NBP president Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz yesterday held her farewell meeting with the media. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.9) A.D.