In Brief: Reuters misquote Alex Springer; Used car imports; Era; ARP

Alex Springer Polska has denied the recent rumors that the debut of its new tabloid in Poland will be postponed until next year. "There was no such decision. The announcement of Axel Springer Verlag Andreas Wiele was mistranslated by Reuters," said the publisher. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Sept. 27-28, p. 27) ... According to data from the Finance Ministry, from January to mid September, some 62,300 second hand cars were imported. Their total value has been estimated at over zł. 2 billion. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) ... Today, Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC), Era mobile phone operator will open its customer service center in Łódź which will supplement the one operating in Warsaw. The center cost zł. 11 million. (Parkiet, p. 4) ... Next year, asset and fund management services will be 22% VAT rated. (Parkiet, p. 1) ... This year the Treasury Ministry intends to increase the capital of the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) by at least zł. 163 million. The final amount of the increase will depend on this year's revenues from privatization. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) A.Z.