In Brief: Bank Staropolski; EFL 4.1% gain; Softbank's strategy; Hortex bonds

Starting today bankrupt Bank Staropolski will return the deposits in installments covered by the Banking Guarantee Fund (BFG). The prosecutor's office is trying to establish whether the bank is responsible for the mismanagement and financial damage. (Rzeczpospolita, page A1) ... On its first day on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy traded 4.1% per share above the initial public offering (IPO) and had a turnover of zl. 2.7 million. (Parkiet, page 1) ... Softbank has dropped its plans to form an internet supermarket together with Poczta Polska and is now set to find a strategic investor by mid-year. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 4) ... Hortex Holding wants to gain zl. 177 million in two off-the-exchange bond issues. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 2) P.S.