In brief: Rafineria Gdanska; Prosper Bank; PKO BP; Silesian Sugar

Bids for 75% of shares of Rafineria Gdanska, Poland's second largest refinery, will be accepted until the middle of December. Its biggest Polish competitor Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN Orlen) will not participate in the tender (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 28)... The head of Prosper Bank Barbara Zambrzycka has been dismissed due to her disputes with the bank's main investor Kredyt Bank. A new president has not yet been appointed (Rzeczpospolita, p.B5)...PKO BP will have a new privatization adviser before the end of January 2001 (Puls Biznesu, p.4)... Sejm Agriculture Commission will turn to Supreme Board of Inspection (NIK) to investigate the transaction in which Slaska Spolka Cukrowa sugar producer was sold to the company French Saint Louis Sucre. The deputies say the terms of the deal were highly unfavorable for the state and accuse the government of acting against national interest (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.25)