In Brief: Pork surplus; Fiat Auto Poland; PRInż; Mieszko

The domestic market pork surplus amounts to 186,000 tonnes; whereas, in the entire EU it stands at 120,000, announced Ryszard Pazura President of the Agency for Agriculture Development. (Parkiet, p. 7)... In 2003, Tychy-based Fiat factory will produce 70,000 Gingos, of which over 75 % are to be exported. Fabrice d'Arche, commercial director of Fiat Auto Poland, revealed that the company plans to manufacture 200,000 vehicles next year and 240,000 in 2005. Sales will commence in mid-September this year. (Parkiet, p.8 )... PRInż SA, of the Mostostal Zabrze group, has signed a contract for the construction of a number of roads, tunnels and a bridge in Katowice, worth over zł. 248.7 million. (www.onet.pl)... On Wednesday, the shareholders of confectionary manufacturer Mieszko approved the three-year programme for the issuing of the company's bonds having a nominal value totalling zł. 20 million. Mieszko needs to raise some money in order to expand sales. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) K.Z.