WARSAW, July 9 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Thursday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

INTEREST RATES

The inflation path in Poland this year and next will be higher than indicated in the March forecast, according to a new projection published on Wednesday by the central bank, which decided that interest rates will remain unchanged in July.

NATO SUMMIT

NATO will invest billions of euros to ready its fuel supply system for a conflict, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday, including by extending its existing pipeline system towards the alliance's eastern flank.

BANKS

Poland's antimonopoly watchdog UOKiK searched the offices of ING Bank Slaski INGP.WA, mBank MBK.WA, its mortgage unit mBank Hipoteczny and the country's credit information bureau BIK over potentially anti-competitive practices in mortgage credit scoring, it said on Wednesday.

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