Fiat wins $200 million PKP contract for fast trains

PKP president Jan Janik said the contract will be signed by the end of September and the Italian company will provide PKP with the trains within two years. The trains will run between Gdynia, Warsaw, Katowice and Krakow. Also, more than half of the order will be produced in four Polish factories. It is not known yet how the contract will be financed, however, PKP expects to receive guaranteed loans from the government. (Rzeczpospolita, page 9, Parkiet, page 7, Reuters)