In Brief: Stalexport; Car imports; Education and Finance Ministry; AMS

Stalexport suffered a loss of zl 82.5 million in the first half of 2002. The general shareholders' meeting, which is to decide on the new share issue for the company's creditors, is to be held between September and October 2002. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) .... Over the first half of 2002, 180,000 second-hand cars were imported while sales of new cars slightly exceeded 160,000. The new changes in regulations related to the import of second-hand cars, meant to take effect at the beginning of July, are not expected to come into force soon. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) ... The tenders of the Education Ministry and Finance Ministry to select suppliers of computers for their offices are worth zl. 135 million - the biggest bids this year after the tenders for TPSA and that expected for PZU. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) ... AMS, the leader in outdoor advertising in Poland, recorded a net loss of zl. 6.69 million last year. AMS is expected to be taken over by Agora, publisher of Gazeta Wyborcza, and the transaction may amount to zl 172.5 million. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 25) P.W.