FRANKFURT (S&P Global Ratings) June 7, 2022--Following a recent review of the Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) for Poland amid an evolving landscape, S&P Global Ratings' group classification, economic risk score, and industry risk score are unchanged at '4', '4', and '5' respectively. In addition, we continue to see a stable economic risk trend and a negative industry risk trend. No ratings were affected by this review and the anchor for banks operating only in Poland (A-/Stable/A-2) remains 'bbb'. This adds to the looming problem of Swiss-franc-denominated retail mortgages for large parts of the Polish banking system, which creates legal risks for many banks. Depending on the number of legal cases and individual court rulings, further provisions might be