In Brief: Pollena EWA; Ruch; PKN Orlen

In an announcement made yesterday, cosmetics producer Pollena Ewa (PE) voiced its intention to lay off up to 90 employees, due the financial restructuring that is currently underway, and the necessity to reduce costs. PE has a current workforce of 334. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 16)... The largest domestic press distributor Ruch and state lottery Totalizator Sportowy have concluded a contract on mutual cooperation. Under the contract, both firms' products will be available at their points of sale. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4)...The largest domestic fuel producer PKN Orlen has signed a credit agreement with a consortium of 18 banks. The value of the loan has been estimated at well over EUR 500 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) A.Z.