In Brief: Kopalnia Węglowa zł.500 million profit?; PKP; WB loan; Boryszew

From December 12, Polish State Railways (PKP) will close 96 connections of PKP Przewozy Regionalne. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) ... Today the Treasury begins to repay a World Bank loan to restructure the mining sector. The first installment is EUR 14 million. The total loan was close to EUR 600 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... Listed Chemical Enterprise Boryszew upholds its 2004 profit forecast of zł.81 million. "Our strategy envisages devoting one third of the profit to pay dividends, while the rest will go to develop the company," said Waldemar Zwierz, the firm's financial director. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) A.F.