Provident Polska targets more clients and further profits

Last year the firm recorded a gross profit of zł.211.4 million, which was mainly due to the dynamic growth in the value of loans. "We have 813,000 clients, which is 180,000 more than in 2002," said Mark Bardsley, president of Provident Polska. One of the strategies to reach these planned results is through merging with either a sector competitor or a credit intermediary. "We are open to different options, but so far we do not see any interesting business partners," Bardsley commented. (Puls Biznesu, p. 12) M.M.