In Brief: Fate of NSC soon; Press circulation numbers down; Onet Group loss

The future of the proposed New Small Company (NSC), built from the bankrupt Daewoo-FSO plant will be decided by the end of the week. The NSC will hopefully produce a new car and continue production of Daewoo's Lanos and Matiz cars for two more years. After talks with the Rover car manufacturer, by the end of August the government will announce the date of entry of the new investor to the Warsaw plant. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 7) ... In the second quarter of 2002 all Polish dailies except one, recorded a decrease in sales. According to the Press Distribution Association (ZKDP), only Puls Biznesu increased its sales, by about 10%, compared to the first half of 2001 (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) ... The Onet Group recorded a second quarter operational profit of zl. 1.3 million, while its net loss stood at zl. 0.87 million. This positive result can be attributed to profits of the Group's Pascal and DRQ, while the Onet internet portal caused losses. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 1) M.T.