In Brief 2: EIB EUR 760 million loan; Crowley Data's GBG contract; PEP

Most of the money will be spent on investments in infrastructure including EUR 300 million for the modernization of railways. EUR 125 million will be allocated for loans to SMEs. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 22) ... Crowley Data Poland has completed a contract with Górnośląski Bank Gospodarczy to connect the bank's branches with a wireless data transmission network. The value of the contract was not revealed. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ... ... Polish Energy Partners (PEP), an energy company controlled by Enterprise Investors, wants to debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by the end of March 2005 at the latest. Following the share issue the company wants to double its investment outlays, which now amount to zł.46 million, and realize six new projects. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) E.B.