In Brief: Thermo-modernization loans; Kapital Handlowy; Bank Komunalny

To attract customers to its debt-instrument mutual funds, Kapital Handlowy investment fund company will cease charging commission to people acquiring mutual fund units, if they invest a minimum zl. 2000. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 32) ... Scandinavian banking group MeritaNortbanken Oyj will become the strategic investor in Gdynia-based Bank Komunalny, according to Prawo i Gospodarka. Bank Komunalny shares rose 9.1% yesterday on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1)