In Brief: WSE; PKE; Carlsberg Okocim prepares to bow out from bourse

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) anticipates that another 15 to 20 companies will enter onto the floor this year. For many enterprises, the greatest factor in attracting firms to the bourse was the country's accession to the EU. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) ... A consortium comprising of Bank Handlowy, Bank BPH and BRE Bank is to issue bonds totalling around zł.600 million for the Southern Energy Concern (PKE). (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) ... The management board of the Carlsberg Okocim brewery has submitted a motion to the Securities and Stock Exchange Commission concerning the withdrawal of the company's stocks from the stock exchange. (Parkiet, p. 4) A.F.