In brief: Bank Slaski; Auchan expands; Daewoo rescue; Kogeneracja

The Banking Supervisory Commission has issued permission for Bank Slaski to create a mortgage bank called Slaski Bank Hipoteczny. (Puls Biznesu, page 4) ... French retail group Auchan plans to expand its presence in Poland by opening several dozen supermarkets in Poland under the Atac name. (Puls Biznesu, p.4) ... Deputy Finance Minister Rafal Zagorny, who took part in the Polish government delegation to South Korea to discuss the situation of Daewoo Motor, said that there is a good chance that a foreign investor will be willing to take over the Polish Daewoo plants. (Puls Biznesu, page 7) ... Energy group Electricite de France said on Thursday that it wanted to buy a new share issue of Kogeneracja to become a strategic partner of Poland's fourth largest power and heating plant. (Reuters) Bank Pekao S.A. will record a net profit of zl. 750 million this year, said Pekao's president Maria Wisniewska. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.8)