In Brief: Lek pharmaceuticals; Wal-Mart in Poland?; RWE-Stoen extension

Slovenian pharmaceutical company Lek intends to build a logistics and production center in Strykow near Lodz. The cost of the investment is estimated at euro 39 million, and will be completed in 2005. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.3)...Unconfirmed reports claim that U.S. Wal-Mart has been in negotiations over a potential purchase of 15 Geant hypermarkets and at least 60 Leader Price supermarkets owned by French Casino. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8)...German energy concern RWE Plus has asked the Treasury Ministry to extend its exclusive negotiating rights before submitting a final offer for Warsaw-based energy distributor Stoen. RWE wants to conduct an additional audit, as they say that the original period granted by the Treasury Ministry was too short. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 3) A.Z.