In Brief: Handlowy sale; NBP; Speedpol; Tobacco taxes; Kogenracja shares

The Treasury Ministry has cleared J.P Morgan, Zurich Insurance and Swedbank, who jointly possess 33% shares and bonds in Bank Handlowy, to dispose of their stakes on condition that the eventual buyer would be Citigroup. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 11) ... The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has reported net earnings of zl. 2.29 billion for the 1999 financial year. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1, 11) ... The hauling firm Speedpol has won a tender to offer comprehensive logistical services to the Polish subsidiary of Germany's Metro AG. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 4) ... The Central Customs Office (GUC) has discovered that tobacco companies owe the Treasury about zl. 700 million due to miscalculated customs taxes. (Zycie, page 1) ... The German electricity group CESO AG has acquired a 5.2% stake in the power and heating plants group Kogeneracja. (Reuters) S.M.