In brief: Pekao SA euro conversion; Elblag shipyard; Rotch and rafineria
Pekao SA has become the first Polish bank to inform its customers about the
need to start calculating the funds in their bank accounts to euros.
Sebastian Luczak, Pekao's press representative, said the bank is trying to
change most of its customers' accounts before the autumn. (Prawo i
Gospodarka, p. 8) ... The Gdynia shipyard is planning to form a new company,
the Elblag Shipyard, which will produce ship parts. Elblag will start
production in September. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) ... The deadline passes today
for Rotch Energy to conclude its negotiations on the purchase of a 75% stake
in Rafineria Gdanska. The final decision on the sale will be made during a
meeting this afternoon between the Treasury Minister and the director of the
refinery's owner, Nafta Polska. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 19) M.T.K.
