In Brief 2: TVP president tender closes today; Help for arms exports

Today at 5 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to declare that they want to run for the post of TVP president. Besides the current president, Robert Kwiatkowski, Piotr Gaweł is running for the position, a former senior director manager of the public TV station. However, the candidate that appears most likely to win is Waldemar Dubaniowski, who was a member of the Radio and Television Council until spring last year, and who is strongly connected with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... State Treasury representatives confirmed that the ministry is looking at possible financial aid for arms companies to help them promote their offers abroad. The government is considering introducing loans for other countries to purchase various weapons. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) A.K.