In Brief: Stroer; PKN Orlen; GetJet to fly from Warsaw?; Orbis-Hekon

Stroer, the largest outdoor advertising company, forecasts that at the end of this year, its revenues will amount to zł. 100 million but the firm will still incur losses. The concern expects to post a profit next year. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Oct. 11-12, p. 30; Parkiet, p. 5) ... The Treasury Ministry has given its full blessing to the plans to create a regional fuel concern. The Deputy Treasury Minister Tadeusz Soroka announced that the process of consolidating PKN Orlen and MOL of Hungary could be launched this year. (Parkiet, p. 1) ... GetJet which intends to launch cheap flights between Poland and other European countries wants to schedule its flights from Warsaw as well. Earlier, the company envisaged that cheap flights would be serviced only from regional airports. Today, GetJet representatives will meet Deputy Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Piłat to discuss the issue. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9; Gazeta Wyborcza, Oct. 11-12, p. 28) ... The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has granted permission for Orbis to take over Hekon. A 100% stake of Hekon has been estimated at zł. 404 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) A.Z.