Shell figures Poland could be venue for accounts centre

"It will provide services for a few branches in Europe and will employ a few hundred persons. The center could start operations by next year," confirmed Alfred Kubczak, a spokesman of Shell Polska. This would be the fifth such Shell center in the world and the most likely venue will be in Kraków. The company refused to reveal value of the investment. Preliminary decision about choosing Poland has already been made, but Shell is demanding support from the state budget. "Two weeks ago Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) received our application for subsidy related to creating new jobs," said Kubczak. PAIiIZ refused to comment on this issue. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 8) M.M.