In brief: Wincor-Nixdorf and PAGI; Puls Biznesu raid; Arena; Katowice

Wincor-Nixdorf and PAGI want to join forces to take part in a tender for the supply of a computer system for the Polish state lottery Totalizator Sportowy (TS). Both companies have already signed a letter of intent. (Gazeta Wyborcza, May 19-20, p.28; Rzeczpospolita, May 19-20, p.B2)...Following an article in Gazeta Wyborcza about former U.S. President Bill Clinton's paid speech in Poland delivered without the legal right to work in the country, the Puls Biznesu daily, sponsor of the event, was raided by local Labor Office inspectors searching for foreigners working illegally. (Gazeta Wyborcza, May 19-20, p.28)... Arena internet portal will be the third after Interia and Hogga to be listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). The company expects to raise z. 100-150 million through the deal. (Puls Biznesu, p.7)...Katowice Special Economic Zone, the nation's biggest, will be enlarged this year, according to an announcement from the deputy economy minister, with 107 new companies operating in the area, providing jobs for 18,000 people and investing zl.4.8 billion. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.2) J.K.