Booming presence of foreign companies on the WSE

"We may have more foreign listings before the end of the year than all companies listed in Vienna combined," he quipped. Upcoming foreign IPOs include XXI Century, a Ukrainian property developer listed on London's AIM, and PTA Group, an Estonian firm. Overall, the first half of the year saw dynamic expansion for the WSE: IPO activity totaled a record zł.15.1 billion, with 32 companies, including four foreign ones, expected to have made their debut on the WSE by the end of June. Total market capitalization reached zł.861 billion in the first half of the year, almost doubling compared to last year. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) R.M.