In Brief: TPSA shares; Kredyt Bank; Wages; Foreign assets; Stroer; Opel

Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek announced that the Treasury Ministry is considering making a public offer for TPSA shares. "This could take place in 2003," he said. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 32) ... Fitch has lowered the individual ratings of Kredyt Bank from C/D to D. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 32) ... The average wage in the enterprise sector eased 1.6% to zl. 2,253 ($541) in August, but was 2.8% higher than a year ago, the Central Statistical Office said on Friday. (Reuters) ... Net foreign assets in the banking system rose by $337 million in August to $34.5 billion and were $1.2 billion higher than at the end of 2001, the National Bank of Poland announced on Friday. (Reuters) ... Stroer has completed the purchase of the Outdoor group and now has a potential comparable to AMS, the largest outdoor advertising company. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) ... The Opel factory in Gliwice will increase its annual production of cars from 77,000 to 84,000 units. "We received an additional order for 7,000 Agila cars," said Romuald Rytwinski, a new director of General Motors Poland and Opel Polska. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) P.W.