In Brief 2: Dresdner Bank; A weaker Złoty; Bumar files protest

The bank, which is currently in financial dire straits, intends to focus on strategically important markets. Bank analysts raise doubts whether it will be easy to find an investor willing to purchase Dresdner Bank Polska. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) ... The Polish złoty is weaker following the announcement that Leszek Miller will resign as head of the SLD. Yesterday the złoty lost 0.2% against the euro and 0.3% against the dollar as a result of fears that Miller's decision might weaken SLD's support for the Hausner plan. (www.onet.pl) ... Arms producer Bumar has filed a formal protest against the result of a tender for equipping the new Iraqi army. Contrary to expectations, the tender was won by the U.S-Arab consortium Nour USA, which came up with a bid worth $327 million. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) A.Z.