In Brief: Opel Polska; Huta Katowice; e-Catalyst; Prosecution backs out

According to unofficial sources, Opel Polska will reduce its employment at t heir factory in Gliwice by not extending contracts, to 350 temporary personn el by the middle of 2002. (Puls Biznesu, p. 12) .... One of the biggest Poli sh steel mills, Huta Katowice, cut its debt by zl.220 million through sales of real estate to its creditors. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) ... Internet company e-Catalyst, part of the NFI Jupiter group, has invested zl.1 million into a new venture, e-Learning.pl, which will offer training for companies through internet technology, intranet solutions and CD-ROMs. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 2 7) ... The Warsaw prosecutor's office quietly discontinued legal action in o ne of the biggest privatization scandals over the last decade in Poland, con cerning the sale of 70% of Domy Towarowe Centrum. Three years ago the Suprem e Board of Inspection estimated that the state treasury lost at least zl.85 million during the privatization of the centrally-located department stores. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) P.W.