In Brief: WSE debutant WSiP; PZU-Vistula loan; ARP transfer; PC no sale

Education book publisher Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne (WSiP), will deb ut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in the first quarter of 2004 at the la test, said the company's representative. It is still unknown how many shares will be listed. "This decision will be taken by the Treasury Ministry, which is WSiP's owner" said the WSiP president Jan Rurański. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Aug . 30-31; p. 26; Parkiet, p. 6)... The PZU Group will grant clothing manufact urer Vistula a loan of zł. 6 million, said Vistula's president Michał Wójcik . He also added that by the end of 2005, Vistula intends to pay zł. 25 milli on of its 35 million liabilities. (Parkiet, p. 4)... Industrial Development Agency (ARP) has transferred zł. 20 million to the account of Huta Stalowa W ola. "The second installment of zł. 20 million will be transferred today or Tuesday" said HSW spokesperson Zbigniew Nita. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8)... Polime x Cekop (PC) does not want to sell a 55% stake in Mostostal Siedlce (MS) to financial investors. "A merger with MS is an element of our long term strate gy. Besides, no purchase bid has been submitted so far" said PC president Ko nrad Jaskóła. (Parkiet, p. 3)A.Z.