{
  "id": 643162,
  "title": "BNP Paribas' Polish unit posts 18% profit drop on higher taxes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/bnp-paribas-polish-unit-posts-18-profit-drop-on-higher-taxes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T06:53:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434461/bnp-paribas-polish-unit-posts-18-profit-drop-on-higher-taxes"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "GDANSK: The Polish unit of France’s BNP Paribas reported a second-quarter profit below market expectations on Wednesday, hit by impairment losses and a hike in corporate income tax. Poland’s government last year announced a hike in banks’ corporate income tax to 30% for 2026 to fund increased defence spending. BNP Paribas Bank Polska’s quarterly net profit fell 18% from a year ago to 599.8…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}