Leading NBP official resigns and slams bank's chairman

Pruski explained he had been effectively marginalized after he repeatedly expressed his opposition to organizational and policy decisions promoted by NBP chairman Sławomir Skrzypek, which gave him almost monopolistic powers on the NBP board. Indeed, Pruski alleges in so doing, Skrzypek breached the law. This could trigger a State Court investigation and, if proven, lead to Skrzypek's dismissal. Pruski's departure comes shortly after the resignation of Krzysztof Rybiński, another NBP deputy chairman. "We are deeply concerned. Two high-profile departures within such a short time are bad for NBP's prestige and for the public's confidence in it," said Hanna Wasilewska-Treknkner, member of the Monetary Policy Council (RPP). In a statement yesterday, Skrzypek accused Pruski of disloyalty but did not comment on the impact on the NBP of his departure. (Parkiet, p. 1, 12; Rzeczpospolita, p. B1; Gazeta Wyborcza p. 28)