In Brief: Centertel; ABN Amro and PZU; Hydrobudowa investors; Skanska
Mobile telecom operator Centertel, owned by Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.
(TPSA) and France Telecom, lost zl. 330.8 million in 1999 on revenues of zl.
1.056 billion. The company plans to increase its share capital from zl. 950
million to zl. 1.2 billion (Reuters) ... According to unofficial sources,
the consortium of ABN Amro Rothschild, Merrill Lynch and BRE Bank has been
selected by the Treasury Ministry to advise on the second stage of
privatization of insurer Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZU). (Puls Biznesu,
page 9) ... Four investors -- Polimex-Cekop, Budimex, Energopol Warszawa and
NCC of Sweden -- are vying for a 50% stake in construction company
Hydrobudowa Gdansk. (Puls Biznesu, page 6) ... Swedish construction group
Skanska bought 9.75 million shares in Poland's leading construction company
Exbud in a public tender offer, raising its stake to 75%. (Reuters) T.J.
