In Brief: PKP power; Bank cards; Freight and furniture; Cigna; Wood VAT

As of today, trains on the Poznan-Berlin route will be pulled by either diesel or steam locomotives as Energetyka Poznanska will cut off its power supply to the Polish State Railways (PKP) because it has failed to pay its outstanding bills. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 24) .... A government printing press has opened a production line to engrave bank-payment cards, the first such plant in Poland. (Puls Biznesu, page 10) ... Rail freight company Dyrekcja Kolejowych Towarowych Cargo has signed a deal with Ahaus Alstatter Eisenbahn AG of Switzerland to transport furniture from Polish producers to Switzerland via Germany. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 4)...Insurer Cigna STU expects to attract up to zl. 82 million in pretax premiums this year. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 11) ... National Forest (LP) and the Polish Wood Industry Chamber (PIGPD) have failed to reach agreement on the level of value-added tax (VAT) to be levied on wood. (Rzeczpospilta, page B2) S.M.