In Brief: BRE Bank's Q3 profit; DTC gets green light on PTC takeover; Matrix.pl

Despite the fact that this result is almost 90% more than last year, it is below analysts' expectations who predicted a figure closer to zł.38.9 million. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... The European Union gave the green light to Deutsche Telekom's potential purchase of the remaining shares in Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), operator of the Era and Heyah networks. The decision will be useful for DT if Elektrim loses a case it is fighting in the Vienna Arbitration Court against the German investor. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... The IPO planned by Matrix.pl will be executed by the end of January or early February next year. The reasons behind the decision to postpone the floatation of the IT company's shares include the fact that there will be several big entrances to the WSE still this year and another reason is the improving financial results of the company which will be announced prior to floatation. (Parkiet, p. 4) A.K.