In Brief: Szeptel; Metsa Tissue to invest zl. 61m; Zespol Elektrowni Ostroleka

Telecom operator Szeptel, which is currently in dire financial straits, intends to sell its network in Bialystok and Szeptel's former deputy president, Andrzej Wyszynski, is interested in the purchase. According to Rzeczpospolita's sources, another company from the telecommunications sector is also interested in the investment. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) ... Finnish concern Metsa Tissue intends to invest nearly zl. 61 million in Poland. The money will support the modernization and development of production in plants in Konstancin Jeziorna and Krapkowice. (Puls Biznesu, p. 14) ... Deputy Treasury Minister Ireneusz Sitarski has announced that the Treasury Ministry has received to date only one binding offer for the purchase of at least 10% of Zespol Elektrowni Ostroleka. The ministry intends to sell 2.23 million shares at a value of zl 10 each. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3). A.Z.