In Brief: Postal fees increase; PKP signs deal; Power exports

PKP-owned cargo company Cargosped signed a d eal with Ukrainian partners on further functioning of the Jarosław train, w hich transports trucks from Poland to Ukraine. "An additional incentive to use this line is the fact that there is no transit fee in Poland," said Zbi gniew Janicki, president of Cargosped. (Puls Biznesu, p. 14) ... As of yest erday, another Czech coal mine, CzSM, one of the largest Czech coal mines, is receiving Polish energy. Since September, Poland has been supplying power to the Czech Darkov mine. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) M.M. In Brief 2: OFE rates of return; Rail crash In 2003 OFE pension funds had a rate of return of over 11%. The best result was recorded by OFE Polsat with a 16.77% return rate. All funds managed to reach the minimum required rate of return set by the state. (Puls Biznesu, p. 14) ... A crushed locomotive, several wagons, and 26 injured passengers was the result of a railway crash between a passenger and a cargo train, wh ich took place on late Saturday night in the Wielkopolskie voivodship. Acco rding to the initial investigation, the reason for the disaster was the fact that the cargo train went off its rails and onto the path of the passenger train. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A5) A.K./M.M.