In Brief 2: Centrozap; BOŚ' 2004 projection; New entrants on the WSE

Bankrupt Steel trader Centrozap said that it asked for a zł.4.2 million tax refund after a favorable court verdict. It is already working on a debt for stock swap with creditors. It is also planning to relist its stock on WSE after it was delisted last year after being declared bankrupt. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... The president of Bank Ochrony Środowiska (BOŚ) Józef Kozioł confirmed yesterday that his bank's 2004 net profit will amount to zł.37 million. BOŚ in the first six months of 2004 posted a profit of zł.16.7 million, which is 34.5 % more as compared to its last year Q1 results. Now their aim is to dynamically expand on the retail market. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... The Securities and Stock Exchange Commission (KPWiG) has allowed four new companies to start trading on the WSE. Comp, ATM, Swissmed and FAM Technika Odlewnicza who hope to raise respectively zł.25 million, zł.50 million, zł.18 million and zł.30 million. (Parkiet, p. 1) J.J.