In Brief: Samsung trucks; BP Amoco; Fuel prices; Southern Energy Group
Dana Investments, a dealership of Kia cars, is considering selling Samsung
trucks in Poland. This would make Poland the first European country to offer
Samsung cars. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 26) ... The Polish unit of British oil
group BP Amoco this year plans to add 30-40 new gas stations to its existing
network of 118 stations. (Reuters) ... Today Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN) is
raising gasoline prices, while Rafineria Gdanska will follow suit on Sunday,
marking the seventh fuel price hike this year. A liter of gasoline is
expected to cost zl. 0.09 more, while the price of diesel will increase zl.
0.02 per liter. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1) ... The Katowice power and
heating plant wants to join the Southern Energy Group (PKE), the creation
which has been approved by the Treasury Ministry. Some 25-30% of shares of
PKE are slated for floatation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) next year.
(Prawo i Gospodarka, page 3) T.J.