In Brief: Mennica Invest; Warta; Prokom; Coffeeheaven; Offices; Krakmeat

Mennica has lent zł. 7 million to its subsidiary Mennica Invest to be spent on repaying the loan taken by the latter from BRE Bank. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Warta Investment Fund lost zł. 35,000 last year with the company's income amounting to zł. 3.6 million. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Prokom is interested in the purchase of a 96.52% stake in PVT, one of the largest Czech IT companies, according to information from Reuters. The value of the stake is assessed at $70 million. Prokom's officials would not comment on the issue. (Parkiet, p. 4) ... Coffeeheaven Polska, known for its network of coffee bars, is planning to issue 200,000 bonds with a face value of zł. 100. The company's financial results for 2002 stood at just zł. 338,000 on sales of over zł. 6.7 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) ... Warsaw occupies 33rd position in a ranking of the world's most expensive cities for office space, according to a report by CB Richard Ellis, with annual rent per square meter estimated at euro 397. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) ... Krakmeat, a Kraków-based meat producer, has completed construction of a new factory the value of which is estimated at zł. 40 million. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5) K.Ż.