INTERFAX - Poland news report of 04.04.2008
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News report of 04.04.2008
Poland Business Weekly
FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC NEWS
* Poland’s Finance Ministry sees headline inflation at 4.1% y/y in March
POLITICS
* Poland’s President Kaczynski has no plans to meet Russian counterpart at NATO summit
* Poland calls for more civilian support for Afghanistan
* Poland hopes U.S., Russia will issue joint declaration on missile defense Sunday
* NATO support for Ukraine’s future membership satisfies Poland – Polish president
* NATO’s decision on delaying MAP for Ukraine, Georgia not influenced by Russia – Polish president
* Poland sees NATO missile-defense as "much more important" than proposed U.S. project – official
* NATO leaders clear way for Ukraine, Georgia’s full membership – Polish foreign minister
* Ukraine, Georgia likely to enter NATO membership action plans later in 2008 – Polish president
* PRESS: NATO endorses U.S. missile defense plans for Europe, calls on Russia to drop objections
* Next U.S. pres. unlikely to axe proposed Central European missile defense project - Polish diplomat
* NATO unlikely to decide on missile-defense at Bucharest summit – Polish Defense Minister Klich
* Poland’s upper house approves ratification of EU Lisbon Treaty
* PRESS: Poland not as close to agreeing on U.S. missile base as reported earlier – foreign minister
* Poland’s lower house of Parliament approves bill authorizing ratification of EU Lisbon Treaty
* Poland intends to strengthen cultural presence in Russia, culture minister says
* Polish Senate may ratify EU Lisbon Treaty this week, if passed by lower house
* Polish economy minister calls for weaker currency to boost export competitiveness
* PRESS: Polish foreign minister holds teleconference with U.S. security analysts
COMPANY NEWS
MANUFACTURING
* Automobile giant Ford to invest EUR 94 mln in car production in Poland
ENGINEERING
* Polish gas sector engineer PBG sees revenues, net profit up 40% y/y in 2008
TRANSPORTATION
Polish Polimex-led consortium wins PLN 295 mln deal for toll infrastructure on A2 highway
FOOD, BEVERAGE & AGRICULTURE
* Warsaw-listed AmRest completes takeover of five Russian Rostik’s-KFC outlets
MEDIA
* Polish broadcaster TVN marginally boosts combined all-day ratings to 22.1% in Q1
REAL ESTATE
* Poland not heading for real-estate crisis despite developers off-loading land - analyst
* Poland plans radical spatial planning reform to unblock administrative bottlenecks
* Warsaw-listed Austrian developer Warimpex to open 3 hotels in 2008
* Poland’s most expensive apartment could cost close to PLN 27 mln
* Developer J.W. Construction Holding changes internal structure – press release
* Polish developer Pro Urba plans to build two-tower residential complex in central Warsaw
* Lack of zoning plans poses serious barrier to Polish retail development - law firm
* Polish firm Pro-Urba to start first stage of 1,500 apartment Warsaw housing estate in H2 of 2008
* Polish seaport Szczecin may see rise in residential prices on higher demand, stronger economy
* Polish developers target smaller cities for residential projects on land costs, margins - report
* IPO WATCH: Polish rail infrastructure company Trakcja Polska up 12.5% in Warsaw debut
* Polish Chamber of Commerce calls for Warsaw Technology Park realization
* Polish developer TUP signs preliminary deal to sell PLN 65.5 mln real-estate project
ENERGY NEWS
OIL & PETROCHEMICALS
* Top Polish refiner PKN Orlen, No. 2 Grupa Lotos to up whole gasoline prices Saturday
* Poland-based crude trader J&S Energy considers PLN 462 mln fine groundless
* Acting CEO of Polish refiner PKN Orlen appointed head of Lithuanian refiner Mazeikiu Nafta
* Poland’s no.2 refiner Grupa Lotos to build up to 20 new filling stations by end-2008
* Polish fuel logistics operator OLPP’s supervisory board appoints Zbigniew Bednarski as CEO
GAS
* PRESS: Polish gas monopolist PGNiG board will talk with Gazprom in late April, success unlikely
* PRESS: Polish gas PGNiG may resign from Baltic Pipe gas pipeline unless Denmark co-finances
* Polish gas monopolist PGNiG says gas supply diversification projects remain economically viable
* Polish gas monopolist PGNiG receiving gas from Ukraine despite RosUkrEnergo problems
* Polish gas monopolist PGNiG likely to see 2008 results lower than previous year - analysts
* Polish gas monopolist PGNiG expects realization of gas supplies deal with RosUkrEnergo
* Polish energy regulator likely to approve new PGNiG gas tariff by end of week
COAL
* EU clears PLN 1.3 bln of Polish state aid for coal industry
* Polish brown coal miner KWB Adamow 2007 profit down 2.1% y/y as revenues rise 2.3% y/y
HEAT, POWER & SEWAGE
* Polish power group Energa to build a 1,000 MW energy unit in Ostroleka for PLN 5.4 bln by 2015
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SOFTWARE
* Polish court registers merger of Asseco Poland, Prokom Software creating top homegrown IT firm
BANKING & FINANCE NEWS
INSURANCE
* Polish insurance group PZU posts PLN 3.6 bln in 2007 profits, down 2.9% from 2006
EMERGING MARKETS NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
* Russia-Germany Nord Stream gas pipeline cost estimate rises to EUR 7.4 bln
FINANCIAL MARKETS
EQUITIES
* Warsaw’s blue-chip WIG20 index closes up Friday on speculative capital
* Warsaw Stock Exchange blue-chip WIG20 - weekly change 28/03-04/04/08
* Poland equity insider 04/04/2008 – PKN Orlen, PGNiG, Police
*Poland equity insider 03/04/2008 – LPP, Elektrobudowa, GTC, PKN
* Orlen, Grupa Lotos, Kredyt Bank, Orco
* Poland equity insider 02/04/2008 – KGHM, Hoop
* Poland equity insider 31/03/07 - PKO BP, Elektrobudowa, KGHM
CURRENCY
* National Bank of Poland official currency rates – 28/03-04/04/2008
MONEY MARKET
* National Bank of Poland official interest rates – 04/04/2008
CALENDAR
* Poland - calendar of upcoming events 04/04/2008
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