In brief

• President Karol Nawrocki appointed four members of the NBP management board, including Marta Kightley as first deputy president of the central bank.
• Some of the nominees had previously sat on the Monetary Policy Council.
• Exports in September 2026 rose by 16.7% compared to August.

New composition of the NBP management board

Kightley takes up the post of first deputy president of the NBP and deputy president of the bank, Litwiniuk also becomes deputy president, and Kotecki and Zarzecki join the management board (Prezydent zdecydował ws. zarządu NBP! Oto nazwiska – wpolityce.pl) (Koniec sporu o nominacje do zarządu NBP. Prezydent zdecydował – Money.pl) (Karol Nawrocki podjął decyzję. Prezydent powołał wiceprezesa NBP i nowych członków zarządu – GazetaPrawna.pl).

Some of the nominees previously sat on the Monetary Policy Council. The decision ends a months-long dispute over the central bank's leadership posts, which erupted in May when Prime Minister Donald Tusk refused to countersign earlier presidential decisions concerning Kightley and Kotecki (Prezydent powołał czworo członków zarządu NBP. Koniec sagi trwającej od maja – Puls Biznesu).

The prime minister signed the countersignature in recent days, in line with the recommendation of Minister Domański, and the documents were returned to the president. Without this signature the head of state's request could not take effect, so only its submission opened the way to filling the posts.

Exports in September

At the same time, foreign trade data was published. For companies exporting goods, this means clearly stronger foreign orders toward the end of the year than a month earlier.

What's next

The new NBP management board members take up their functions following their appointment by the president. For entrepreneurs, the key question remains how changes at the central bank will affect decisions on interest rates, and thus the cost of loans.