In Brief: EBRD interested in G-8; NFI Fortuna; FT to buy 2.5% in TPSA

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has confirmed that it is interested in the privatization of the G-8 group. However it does not want to indicate which investor it may support by granting a loan as it wants to remain impartial. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) ... A group of Polish investment funds related to BRE Bank is reported to be interested in i nvesting in the telecommunications sector. They are especially interested in those operators which belong to the bankrupt PTO located in southern Poland. So far the only investor is NFI Fortuna, in which BRE Bank has a stake. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) ... The president of France Telecom (FT), Michel Bon, told Parkiet that FT intends to purchase 2.5% and 1 share in Polish telecoms company TPSA from the Treasury. In this way the French concern, coupled with Kulczyk Holding, will become a majority shareholder of the country's largest telecommunications company. Analysts say it is a positive development for TPSA. (Parkiet, p. 1) A.Z.