In Brief: Carlsberg Okocim; Bank Wschodni, LTL; PKN Orlen, RG

Brewer Carlsberg Okocim has registered almost zl. 5,500 million in net profits for the first half of 2002. Thanks to the better result the company's ratings on the WSE increased by almost 5%. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Bialystok-based Bank Wschodni has taken over control of 1.67 million shares in Lubelskie Towarzystwo Leasingowe (LTL). The new investor may be willing to increase its share in LTL in order to build a capital group around the bank. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... PKN Orlen, which recently said it is to announce a tender for the supply of oil between 2003-2007, has decided to postpone announcing the terms of the tender as it intends to focus on negotiating its position within the Rotch Energy consortium with which it is bidding for a 75% stake of Rafineria Gdanska. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 3) Changes in pharmaceutical law, which ban a company from being a wholesaler and retailer, are forcing many to change their way of thinking. Some, such as Orfe, are dividing their company whilst other will go on as before. The most interesting is the case of state-owned Cefarm which is receiving no guidance from its owner, the Treasury, nor any cash to reorganize. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) A.Z.