In Brief: Pekao Faktoring; Lublin; UMTS equipment; Bogdanka privatizes

According to Rzeczpospolita estimates, the turnover of factoring companies and banks in Poland amounted to zl.7.5 billion in 2000, an increase of 180% compared to 1999. Pekao Faktoring, a Grupa Pekao SA company, led the pack, with invoices bought from their clients reaching zl.2.9 billion (Rzeczpospolita, p.B1)...The city of Lublin is to begin issuing municipal bonds worth zl.100 million (Rzeczpospolita, p.B3)...Equipment needed for construction of the UMTS network will be produced in Poland, in a plant constructed by Singapore-based Flextronics in Tczew in the Special Economic Zone (SSE) (Rzeczpospolita, p.B1)...Credit Suisse First Boston, Irish Ekopal and Bud-Eko, together with Elektrownia Kozienice, are potential purchasers of Bogdanka, the first coal mine to be privatized. The four answered the Treasury’s invitation to the sale of 10% to 45% of the company's shares (Puls Biznesu, p.7) P.J.