In Brief: PBK stake; NH Hotels and Orbis; PKN price hike; TPSA investor

The Treasury Ministry supports the sale of a 10.29% stake in Powszechny Bank Kredytowy (PBK) to Bank Austria Creditanstalt. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 12) ... One of the largest hotel chains in Europe, NH Hotels of Spain, is considering investing in Poland and has been named as a possible strategic investor for Poland's largest hotel chain Orbis. (Puls Biznesu, page 13) ... On Saturday PKN Orlen, the largest gasoline producer in Poland, will raise gasoline prices by zl. 0.09 - zl. 0.11 per liter and diesel prices by zl. 0.01 per liter. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 30) ... "On Monday we shall announce which investor has been chosen for exclusive negotiations to purchase a strategic stake in Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA)," said Treasury Minister Emil Wasacz. (Parkiet, page 1) T.J.