Daily: Ten banks want strategic spot at bank BPH

Only Bank Handlowy and Germany's Bayerische Vereinsbank are officially interested in purchasing the 40% stake, which the Treasury has put up for sale. However, Rzeczpospolita stated that Deutsche Bank, ING Barings, ABN Amro, Citibank and GE Capital have also filed declarations of interest with the Treasury Ministry. In addition, the newspaper claims that Poland's BIG-Bank Gdanski and two Scandinavian banks, namely Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and Merita-Nordbanken, may also make their bids before the June 16 deadline. (Rzeczpospolita, page 9)