In Brief:Unimil; Ster-project; Wydawnictwo Literackie; Life Insurance

Preservative producer Unimil intends to pay zł. 2.1 million (net) as a dividend to its shareholders. This year the firm seeks to invest in marketing its products. (Parkiet, p. 3)... The founders of Ster-Projekt, Polish IT services announced that they intend to sell some of their rights to new stock offering to other investors, raising money needed for future takeovers and product development. The company also said it would soon offer 5.65 million new shares. (Parkiet, p. 2)... It has been confirmed that last year, Aleksandra Jakubowska the former Deputy Culture Minister tried to hinder the privatization of publisher Wydawnicywo Literackie. She wrote to Prime Minister Miller requesting he block the privatization. Culture Minister Andrzej Celiński, Jakubowska's boss at the time, was not informed of the letter. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) ... The net profit of life insurance companies amounted to zł. 541 million and was 58% bigger than in the first half of last year. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Sept. 20-21; p. 28) A.Z