In Brief: ABN Amro withdrawal; PZU zl.1 billion contract; Onet.pl lay-offs

Brokerage house ABN Amro Asset Management (Polska) and ABN Amro Investment Funds Association have decided to close their Polish operations as of December 31 this year. Explaining the decision, the companies cited as the main reason the worsening situation on the Polish asset management market. ABN Amro Bank (Polska) intends to remain on the Polish market. (Prawo i Gospodarka, Nov. 10-11, p. 13) ... Only two companies are still in the running for the contract to introduce computer systems in Poland's largest insurance company, PZU. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) of the US and the German consortium of TIA and Accenture have been left to compete for the zl.1 billion contract. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) ... Poland's most popular Internet portal Onet.pl will undergo a restructuring that will see its workforce reduced by 80. The portal was recently purchased by ITI Holding, owner of TVN. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Nov. 10-11, p. 28) M.T.K.