In Brief: Perła Lubelskie; Advertising market; Macrosoft; PKN Orlen

The company maintained revenues at zł. 170 million despite a 4% fall in sales volume. Perła controls 30% of the market in the Lubelszczyzna region. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) ... The outdoor advertising market appears to be picking up. The sector is constantly increasing its share of the advertising market, and this year it is expected to reach between 6.3-6.7%. The 2003 consolidated revenues of Art Marketing Syndicate (AMS) amounted to zł. 86.3 million, which is a 14.8% increase on 2002. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... Warsaw-based software producer Macrosoft's 2003 revenues exceeded zł. 28 million, while its net profit amounted to around zł. 1 million. Company representatives announced plans to assign part of the money to pay shareholders dividends of around 50 groszy per share. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... The directors of PKN Orlen have decided to notify the prosecutor of a suspected crime, "Relating to information enclosed in reports issued by auditing companies, which examined the company's internal operating procedures," reads a press announcement. The auditing companies in question are Ernst&Young and Deloitte&Touche. (Parkiet, p. 1) A.K.