In Brief: KGHM & Colmet dispute; ZUS & Prokom; HP & ARiMR deal

Copper miner KGHM estimates that its dispute with Colmet International over mining rights in the Congo may involve as much as zl.386 million. KGHM claims it has not received full rights as agreed to exploit copper and cobalt resources in the African country. (Parkiet, p. 2) ... The Social Insurance Administration (ZUS) has offered to pay Prokom zl.32 million as a fee for data processing services. Prokom, however, is demanding zl.144 million for administering the ZUS computer system in the years 1999-2001. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 18) ... Hewlett-Packard and the Agency for Restructuring and Modernizing Agriculture (ARiMR) have signed a final agreement on the implementation of Poland's IACS system, designed to manage European Union (EU) assistance funds. Details of the agreement will be presented today by Agency chairman Aleksander Bentkowski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) M.T.