PM names his latest candidate for NBP govnor

He said that it is a relatively little known person with views quite opposite to the incumbent govnor Leszek Balcerowicz. Kaczyński said, "Contrary to the current govnor who was always wrong this person is always right." It is rumored that Kaczyński was talking about Urszula Grzelońska, a professor from the Warsaw School of Economics. Some experts claim that she is not a good candidature as she has never dealt with money policy and has never worked in the central bank. Since 1989 she specialized in the theory of socialist economics. However, among the candidates who are  favored by the Prime Minister, none of them have experience in monetary policy. According to experts, the change of NBP govnor will not have a big influence on NBP's policy. However, the govnor is going to play a major role in preparing Poland's strategy to join the Eurozone, which means that if the new govnor is against rapid Eurozone entry, she will be able to effectively delay the process. The PM said he will officially declare his candidate on Tuesday. (Rzeczpospolita, October 7-8, p. A1, B1) M.M.