In brief: NBP candidates; euro 500 million eurobond issue; pension accounts

President Aleksander Kwasniewski announced that he will propose five candidates for the post of National Bank of Poland (NBP) president. He had earlier hinted that he is considering Leszek Balcerowicz, Marek Belka, Dariusz Rosati and Boguslaw Grabowski for the position. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.22) ... Poland plans to issue euro 500 million worth of eurobonds in the first quarter of 2001, raising its outstanding euro-denominated debt to about euro 1.1 billion. (Reuters) ... Almost 2.7 million of the 10.7 million accounts in pension funds are empty, meaning that no premiums have been transferred to them. This is a result of such irregularities as insurance agents falsifying pension agreements. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.1)