In Brief: ING Nationale Nederlanden; Kompania Weglowa; Inteligo; Iraq

Insurer ING Nationale Nederlanden wants to sign contracts with 600 new agents, who in time would become financial advisors offering its products on the market. The company is luring potential candidates with a fixed co mmission for half a year (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) ... Kompania Weglowa expects to receive 46 million TPSA shares, promised by the Treasury, before the end of this month. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) ... The IPO of BGZ shares will take place in the second quarter of 2004 at the earliest, and the bank's capital could be increased by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). (Rzeczpospolita, p.B7) ... 25% of Internet bank Inteligo's net profit, from the interchange fees for transactions made using its 'Visa Electron card with a heart' will finance a program for the construction of the country's first artificial heart. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B7) ... Polish firms are hoping to cash-in on Iraqi reconstruction after the US invasion and expected regime change. (Parkiet, p. 1) J.K.