In Brief: Orlen expects bumper profit; 4chic-Tesco; Telefonia Dialog

PKN Orlen president Zbigniew Wróbel announced on Monday that his firm should post a 2003 profit of around zł. 1 billion, which will be the highest in its history. This is mainly due to high margins in the petrochemical sector. (Parkiet, p. 1) ... 4chic has placed a motion with a court requesting the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings against hypermarket chain Tesco. However, the court rejected the document due to formal reasons. Tesco now plans to sue the company for damaging its good name. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... The second largest telecom operator, Telefonia Dialog, plans to expand its operations to across the whole country in 2004. Thanks to new products, the company plans to boost revenues by 15% to reach a level of zł. 450 million. (Parkiet, p. 4) M.M.