PM Beata Szydło supports Marek Belka

Last Tuesday Puls Biznesu reported that Central Bank (NBP) chief Marek Belka was considering running for the position of President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) after his term's end. Today, Prime Minister Beata Szydło commented on it to Polish daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. "The President of the NBP is a good candidate for the head of the EBRD. He has our support, no other Pole has any chance for this position, beyond him, " - she said. Belka has been head of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) since June 2010. His term is set to end in June of this year, whereas the term of the EBRD’s current head expires in July, making it a natural transition for the economist.