In Brief: PGNiG, Gazprom; ARMiR; Xtrade

The management of Polish Oil and Gas (PGNiG) is determined to close a deal with Gazprom of Russia for the supply of gas until 2022, declared PGNiG president Michal Kwiatkowski. The two parties will sign the deal on March 27. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... Former deputy finance minister in the Solidarity Election Action (AWS) - Freedom Union (UW) coalition, Jerzy Miller, has been appointed president of the Agricultural Restructuring and Modernization Agency (ARMiR). (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... Key shareholders of Xtrade are seeking ways to extricate themselves from an unprofitable project after investing nearly zl. 50 million in the country's second largest B2B trading platform. BRE Bank, Optimus and the Warsaw Stock Exchange are reportedly considering either selling their holdings to an outside investor or a possible merger with the ORE platform, controlled by TPSA. (Parkiet, p. 5) A.Z.