In Brief: TPSA cuts sponsorship; possible car plant sites; Warta Mis insuran ce
Leading telecoms operator Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA) has announced a redu
ction of over 50% in its spending on sponsorship. TPSA currently sponsors do
zens of cultural events each month. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... Representative
s of Peugeot-Citroen and Toyota have begun an inspection of potential Polish
sites for a new car plant. They are visiting Krakow, Dabrowa Gornicza, and R
adomsko. A final decision on the plant's location is expected by the end of
the year. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4) ... As of October 15, Warta and Warta V
ita insurance companies will offer a special insurance package to small and
medium-sized companies. The new package, known as Warta Mis, is designed for
firms with an annual profit of less than euro 2 million. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p
. 33) J.K.
i Correction: In yesterday's issue, in the story on Kodak (pp. 1, 2), Polan
d AM wrongly gave the impression that Kodak had sold less films and "equipme
nt". The story should have read as follows: "According to Kodak representati
ves, the sale of films fell 3.6% in 2000, and a further 1.2% in the first ha
lf of 2001. Cameras sold 3.6% less in 2000, and 10% less in the first half o
f 2000". [The representative was speaking with reference to the Polish marke
t as a whole, not to Kodak sales figures}. We apologize for the error. Polan
d AM