In brief: Millennium bank; Mostostal Zabrze; Brau Union; Gdynia ferry link

By the end of the year five Millennium branches will have been fitted with videoconference equipment, allowing customers to talk with bank representatives about obtaining a mortgage, buying insurance and investing on the stock exchange. Next year it is planned for terminals to be introduced in all 226 Millennium branches. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10)... Shareholders of Mostostal Zabrze have decided to increase the company's capital by zl.15.2 million. In the first three quarters of 2001, the company recorded a net loss of zl.25.8 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9)... Austrian brewer Brau Union appears likely to fail to incorporate as scheduled Polish breweries Browary Warszawskie, Kujawiak and Van Pur. In the firm's original plans the breweries were to be incorporated in January 2002, but Browary Warszawskie and Kujawiak are still awaiting Interior Ministry permission to become part of the Austrian group. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11)... A new ferry link will open in April 2002 connecting Gdynia on Poland's north coast with Copenhagen in Denmark. A letter of intent on operating the route has been signed by Danish ship-maker DFDS and the management of the Gdynia shipyard. The contract will be finalized by the end of January 2002. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4) A.Z.