In brief: Van sales slump 22%; PKO equity; Krakow center; Reiffeisen deal

Sales of delivery vans have slumped 22% this year to 27,000 units and industry experts predict sales could deteriorate further by year's end. (Puls Biznesu, p.8)... Rail freight company DKPT Cargo is to call a zl. 60 million tender for the lease of 1,000 freight cars. Priority will be given to domestic companies. (Puls Biznesu, p.9)... Deputy Treasury Minister Aldona Kamela-Sowinska reports the equity of Poland's largest retail bank, PKO BP S.A., will be raised by zl. 500 million. The capital injection, however, falls short of the zl. 2 billion required by the bank next year. A privatization adviser for PKO will be picked before the end of January. (Puls Biznesu, p.7)... The Krakow municipality announced that three unnamed European firms have bid to build a zl. 200 million conference and concert center in the city. (Puls Biznesu, p.8)... Raiffeisen Bank Polska is the latest of several banks to introduce a package of services for small and medium-sized enterprises. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 8).