In Brief: Hydrobudowa Gdanska; Public help for companies; Wyborowa

Swedish NCC announced it will buy a 75% stake in water reservoir builder Hydrobudowa Gdansk, 50% from NFI Jupiter and 25% from minority shareholders. Upon release of the news, the company's per-share value shot up nearly 5% to zl.22. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.30) ... Poland's National Power Grid (PSE) said on Thursday it would implement an hourly balancing market, expected to improve deal flexibility and facilitate the long-awaited freeing of wholesale power prices, by July 1. (Reuters)... In light of Pernod Ricard's imminent purchase of shares in Polmos Poznan, it appears that the latter, along with other Polmos spirits producers, will finally be willing to open talks with food products company Agros, in which Pernod also holds a stake, over production rights to the famous Wyborowa brand of vodka. (Puls Biznesu p.3)