In brief: Lukas; pension fund portfolios; brewery advertising said to grow

Lukas bank shareholders on Tuesday began advanced negotiations with Credit Agricole (CA) for the French bank's entry as strategic investor. It is said unofficially that CA estimates Lukas to be worth about $330 million. A final decision should be reached by the end of January. (Puls Biznesu, p.7) ... Pension Funds (OFE) published their 2000 mid-year portfolios showing that among their most preferred investments were TP SA, Elektrim and KGHM. (Puls Biznesu, p.10) ... According to market researcher Expert-Monitor, breweries spent about zl.224 million on advertising in 2000. This year, sector analysts say, this figure could exceed zl.400 million, despite legislature's plans to put more restrictions on alcoholic-beverage advertising. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11)