In Brief 1: WSE profits; Swissmed share issue; PKO BP; Fortis Bank

The result comes from higher turnover, since the WSE has lowered obligatory fees. The total turnover in 2004 amounted to zł.109.8 billion. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... Swissmed Centrum Zdrowia is planning a new share issue in June (September at the latest). Part of the money will be spent on the construction of a new hospital in Warsaw. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... In 2004 PKO BP granted mortgage loans worth over zł.5.3 billion, which is 20% more than in the previous year. (Parkiet, p. 6) ... Jan Bujak, former deputy president and financial director of Fortis Bank, is going to take the post of bank president on January 11. Ronald Richardson, the previous president, resigned from the post. (Parkiet, p. 4) A.F.