In Brief: Swidnik privatization; Zywiec and Hevelius; Fishermen blockade

The Treasury Ministry this week will likely invite five major arms manufacturers to bid for a 36.7% stake in helicopter manufacturer PZL Swidnik. The five candidates are Agusta and Westlan, Eurocopter consortium, Bell Helicopter, Sikorsky and Boeing. (Puls Biznesu, p.10) ... The management of Poland's leading brewery, Grupa Zywiec, will not sell the Hevelius brewery, slated for shutdown, to its employees for zl.11 million. The book value of the plant is equal to zl.58 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) ... Fishermen will blockade Poland's largest seaports today, demanding that the government relieve them from paying excise tax on fuels, as this is making their jobs unprofitable. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B1)