In brief: PKP S.A.; Optimus real estate; MOL, Lukoil, Rafineria Gdanska

Starting January 1, 2001, the Polish State Railways (PKP) will operate as PKP S.A., signifying that it is no longer a state company, but a state-owned partnership. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B2)...Poland's leading computer company Optimus sold the Optimus Business Centre real estate to Pro Futuro for $11 million, with an option to repurchase it for $11.43 million within one year. (Parkiet, p.6)...According to an anonymous Reuters source, Hungarian oil firm MOL and Russian Lukoil have placed bids for a stake in Rafineria Gdanska, Poland's second largest oil company. (Parkiet, p.1) T.J.