In Brief: ZUS's zl.1 billion; GUS on mobile phone market; EuroLOT profit

The Social Insurance Administration (ZUS) has remitted over zl.1 billion to the country's pension funds. The figure has been boosted by payments made to cover the shortfall in December, when pension funds received under zl.380 million from ZUS, far less than the zl.800 million they were due. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) ... According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), in 2001 the number of mobile phone subscribers increased by 2,856,500, to reach 9,604,600 at the end of the year. Earlier reports in the media concerning the size of the mobile phone market have thus been shown to be over-optimistic. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4) ... According to preliminary data EuroLOT, a short-haul operator belonging to LOT Polish Airlines, recorded a zl.4 million profit last year, based on revenue of nearly zl.150 million. This year EuroLOT plans an increase of 12% to 14% in the number of its flights. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4) A.Z.