In Brief: Fortis mortgages; Auchan mall; BZE; Dairy M&A; Ikea supplier

Fortis Bank Polska has introduced mortgage loans which can be drawn in either zloty, US-dollar or euro with maturation dates from five to 15 years. Priority will be given to current Fortis Bank account holders. (Puls Biznesu, page 4) ... The retail chain Auchan is to open a zl. 100-million 27,000 square-meters shopping mall in Silesia. (Puls Biznesu, page 3) ... Power plant Bedzinski Zaklad Elektroenergetyczne (BZE) has applied to the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) for permission to raise its prices. BZE sells some of the cheapest power, mainly to steel mills and mines in Lower Silesia. (Puls Biznesu, page 3) ... As a result of ongoing mergers and acquisitions among dairies, it is expected that eventually only 100 out of the current 300 will remain on the market. (Rzeczpospolita, page B4) ... Furniture-manufacturer Holwerk has opened a new zl. 23-million plant in Drygaly to make furniture and packaging units for Ikea. (Rzeczpospolita, page B2) S.M.