In Brief: Lukas is leading lender; TVP's Open University; Japanese car sales

During the first three quarters of this year, credit agencies granted loans in Poland amounting to over zl.5.1 billion, 12% above the figure for the sam e period of last year. Lukas is still leading the way, having granted credit s worth zl.1.7 billion in the January to September period. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5) ... National television network TVP is planning the launch in Februar y next year of its Open University. The new service will have just one facul ty, "IT in Management", and according to the Polish Press Agency (PAP) the o n-air university will cost TVP around zl.18 million. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 23) ... Sales of Japanese cars in Poland fell by just 5% in the January-Aug ust period, compared to a 33% decline across the whole industry. The top-sel ling Japanese manufacturer is Toyota, which is number eight on the list of a ll companies selling cars in Poland (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4) M.T.