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Madsen helps Saints take second chance.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IT took them two attempts but St Vincent's managed to capture the Northern Conference this weekend after defeating a deflated Ballina in Mayo yesterday. Both sides suffered defeats on Saturday night but the...

Rockstar in spotlight.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IRISH riders continued their run of form on the Iberian peninsula over the weekend with a win for Peter Charles at Villamoura in Portugal and a series of good placings for those competing on the Sunshine Tour...

CAMOGIE : Twomey hits killer blow.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) CLASSY Cork got their 2005 National League Division One campaign off to a promising start with a 3-7 to 0-4 victory over Dublin in Clann na nGael Ringsend yesterday. For 47 minutes of this match there was...

WOMEN'S HOCKEY : Ryan brace enough to derail Union.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) CUP holders and Leinster League leaders Loreto were pushed all the way in yesterday's Senior Cup semi-final against Railway Union. Beth Maguire and Kate Dillon had given Railway a half-time lead, cancelling...

Higgins' near miss.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IRELAND'S David Higgins went agonisingly close to his first victory in five years on the European Challenge Tour when he posted a sizzling final round of 65 to tie Cesar Monasterio (68) in the Guatemala Open. ...

Kavanagh making progress.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IRELAND'S men are a genuine force in world golf but the women have been slower to emerge in the professional ranks. In Australia last weekend, at the ANZ Ladies Masters at the Royal Pines Resort just inland...

GOLF NOTICES: FAX (01) 280 8457 PHONE: (01) 280 4077.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) MEN A ACHILL - M Gallagher (14) 66, M English (16) 68, S Murray (19) 68; gross, G Hassett 78. ARKLOW - 15 Hole Open: P Hautz (6) & S Whelan (14) (Delgany) 33, D McDonagh (14)& P Kenny (17) 33, P...

GOLF SCOREBOARD.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) ACCENTURE WORLD MATCH PLAY La Costa, California: Final - D Toms (US) bt C Di Marco (US) 6 & 5. ING PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Clearwater GC, New Zealand (USA unless stated, par 72): 274 P O'Malley (Aus) 66 68...

YOUR A-Z OF WEEKEND SPORT.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) ATHLETICS KILMACTHOMAS 5 MILE ROAD RACE Men: 1 S Brilitis (Ballynonty) 24.35; 2 R Zakis (Ballynonty) 25.24; 3 M Langford (West Waterford) 25.53; O40: D Hale (Waterford); O45: M Hassett (St Catherines);...

GREYHOUND RACING.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) HAROLD'S CROSS (8.0) 525 - Clonark Clyde (2nd 6L 18.29 HX); Come And Listen (1st 30.53 HX); Niamhs Flower (1st 30.69 HX); Hee Haws Bobby (2nd lL 30.53 HX); Ben Head (1st 30.64 HX); Annies Babe (2nd 2L 30.34...

Ryan gets plaudits for National triumph.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) YOUNG jockey Tommy Ryan continued his purple patch when he landed the Powers Ulster National EBF Handicap Chase on Native Beat at Downpatrick yesterday. The John Fowler-trained gelding won by a length from...

Veteran trainer Mullins calls time on 52-year career.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) PADDY MULLINS, trainer of the legendary mare Dawn Run, announced his retirement at Thurles on Saturday. The 86-year-old ends a 52-year career and will hand over the reins at his Goresbridge base to his son...

Bellamy the loan-man opens Bhoys account.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) CLYDE 0 CELTIC 5 Scottish Cup CRAIG BELLAMY hit his first goal for the Scottish Cup holders as they emerged from a tough week and early scare at Broadwood to enjoy a five-goal romp to book their...

Racism mars Real loss as leaders Barca widen gap.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) REAL MADRID missed the chance to narrow the gap at the top of the La Liga table as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday. The match was soured by racism directed at Real's Brazilian...

AC kings of Milan.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) BRAZILIAN striker Kaka maintained AC Milan's lead at the top of Serie with the decisive goal in the Milan derby last night. Kaka's struck 16 minutes from time to seal a 1-0 victory and condemn Inter to their...

Austria Vienna march on.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) AUSTRIA VIENNA secured their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup yesterday when they fought their way back from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao. The Austrians, who were held to a 0-0 draw in...

SOCCER SCOREBOARD.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) FAI INTERMEDIATE CUP 4th rd replay: Mount Merrion YMCA 2 (W Smyth, R Fox) Glenmore Dundrum 1 (B Byrne) LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE SENIOR DIVISION Workmans Dunleary 0 Moyle Park College 0; Wayside Celtic 1 (P...

Boost for Ireland as Reid and Kelly earn spurs.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) TOTENHAM 2 FULHAM 0 TOTTENHAM boss Martin Jol predicted a bright future for Andy Reid and Stephen Kelly after the Irish youngsters emerged from a dreary victory over Fulham with enhanced reputations. ...

Match to go ahead says Israel.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) THE president of Israel's FA is confident that their World Cup qualifier against Ireland will go ahead as scheduled on Easter Saturday despite Friday night's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Six people, including...

Graham hero in Sunday slumber.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) MIDDLESBROUGH 2 CHARLTON 2 Ian Parkes TEENAGER Danny Graham rescued a point for Middlesbrough at the Riverside with his first goal in the Premiership. In a frantic closing 15 minutes, the...

Defeat so hard to take for Gerrard.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IT was only a handshake but, as Jose Mourinho commiserated with the Liverpool players one by one, you somehow knew that he would reach their captain last. Steven Gerrard was a reluctant participant in the...

It's 'David' versus Goliath.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) 'Ordinary' GAA members must have their voices heard THERE was a time not so long ago when GAA followers other than officials or players were seen but seldom heard. That suited most officials who were able to...

Brennan and Cooney in opposing corners on Rule 42.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) GAA presidential candidates, Nickey Brennan and Christy Cooney will be on opposite sides of the Croke Park debate as the campaign intensifies in the run-up to Congress in mid-April. Cooney has always been...

Extra-special Sligo IT confirm leading status.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) SLIGO IT boss Kieran Gallagher yesterday praised his "incredibly committed" squad of players who won the college's third Sigerson Cup title in four years on Saturday. Gallagher was full of praise for his...

LADIES FOOTBALL : Bunyan goal puts Mayo to the sword.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) KERRY pulled off the shock of the day in Division 1A of the Suzuki Ladies NFL with an eight-point victory over Mayo at Ballinrobe. The Kingdom entered the game with no points, while Mayo were topping the...

Gallen repeat dose.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) SCHOOLS GAA: Leinster VS SFC A final GALLEN CS, FERBANE2-9 BALLYMAHON SC1-9 GALLEN CS made it two in a row when they retained the Leinster VS SFC A title in Athlone yesterday. They raced in to a...

O'Halloran's killer punch.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) COL SPIORAID NAOIMH 2-7 COL CHRIOST RI1-8 Munster Cols SFC A A GOAL deep in injury time from full-forward Ken O'Halloran, booked Colaiste Spioraid Naoimh a place in the Munster colleges SFC A final...

NHL DIVISION 3A : Joe steals show.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) LONGFORD2-9 LEITRIM1-11 FORMER minor football ace Joe O'Brien was the star as Longford got their League campaign off on a winning note when they edged out Leitrim. O'Brien notched 2-2 in the opening...

Kerry's goal blitz.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) KERRY 6-19 SLIGO 4-8 NHL Division 2B A BRACE of goals each from John Egan and Errol Tuohy paved the way for a facile Kerry victory at Lerrig yesterday. Shane Brick was also in impressive scoring...

NHL DIVISION 3B : McCarthy clincher.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) LOUTH1-15FERMANAGH0-11 A LAST minute goal from Diarmuid McCarthy wrapped up an impressive win for Louth over Fermanagh at Cooley yesterday to keep Pat Dunny's side at the top of the table. Fermanagh led...

Mayo win dour battle.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) MAYO0-10ARMAGH0-6 MAYO survived a late Armagh rally to take the points at Ballina yesterday after a dour struggle. Mayo dominated the opening half thanks to the freetaking of Adrian Freeman and led by 0-4 to...

O'Brien to the rescue.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) MONAGHAN0-12 CAVAN1-7 MONAGHAN staged an improved second-half performance to eke out a narrow victory in a scrappy Division 3B tie in Gavin Duffy Park, Monaghan. Cavan got a goal in the opening...

Borris tops in final thriller.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) BORRISOKANE CC 3-15 ST BROGAN'S2-16 Munster VS SHC A final THREE goals in extra-time gave Borrisokane CC victory over holders St Brogan's of Bandon in a nail-biting Munster VS SHC A final in Cashel....

McCarthy goal heartbreak for Wexford men.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) CORK 1-13 WEXFORD 0-15 NHL Division 1B EVEN Cork manager, John Allen conceded that his side were fortunate to pocket the full dividend from this wonderfully invigorating Allianz Hurling League...

Antrim bring Down back to earth.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) ANTRIM 3-13 DOWN 0-10 NHL Division 1B AFTER their encouraging showing against Tipperary the previous week in their opening NHL Division 1B campaign Down were brought back to earth when they were...

Faithful flourish.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) OFFALY3-18 WESTMEATH2-8 NHL Division 2A GOALS either side of half-time from Paudie Mulhare and Stephen Brown put the Faithful County in the driving seat in Mullingar, but in truth they were in a...

Doubt over Whelahan's future plans.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) TIPPERARY 4-14 LIMERICK 3-11 NHL Division 1B THE future of Limerick hurling manager Pad Joe Whelahan has been cast in some doubt after his frank admission that it "can't get much lower" for his...

GAELIC GAMES SCOREBOARD.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) ALLIANZ NHL DIV 1A Waterford 1-19Laois 0-14 Kilkenny 4-16Galway 1-21 Clare 2-19Dublin 0-14 P W D L F A Diff Pts Clare 2 2 003-352-25134 Kilkenny 22006-321-3894 Galway...

Powerful Kilkenny flex their muscles.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) KILKENNY 4-16 GALWAY 1-21 NHL Division 1A EVEN Brian Cody, a manager who famously once said he "doesn't do wound-up", felt sorry for opponents Galway yesterday when they lost centre-back Liam...

Mullane magic turns tide for Waterford.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) WATERFORD1-19 LAOIS0-14 NHL Division 1A SHORT three first-choice players and on the back of last week's defeat to Kilkenny, things were getting worse for Waterford when they trailed by 0-4 to 0-0 at...

NHL DIV 2A : Biggs plays captain's role.
February 28, 2005... (From Irish Independent) DERRY 2-12 ROSCOMMON 0-14 DERRY had to draw on all their experience and resolve to hold off a determined comeback by Roscommon at Fr McNally Park yesterday. The Oak Leaf County needed a goal and a...

INCAPIN PAAOMAMARKKINAPAIVA 8.3.2005.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Porssi-ilmoitus 28.2.2005 Incap jarjestaa paaomamarkkinapaivan sijoittajille ja analyytikoille tiistaina 8. maaliskuuta klo 10 alkaen. Tilaisuus paattyy lounaaseen noin klo 13. Tilaisuus pidetaan Ravintola Bankissa, Wall...

INCAP'S CAPITAL MARKETS DAY ON 8 MARCH 2005.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Stock Exchange Announcement, 28 February 2005 Incap is arranging a Capital Markets Day for investors and financial analysts on Tuesday, 8 March at 10 a.m. The event will end at lunch at approximately 1 p.m. The venue is...

Ad hoc: TOPCALL International AG: Ergebnis wie erwartet.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Ad hoc - Mitteilung verarbeitet und ubermittelt durch Hugin. Fur den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- *...

Ad hoc: TOPCALL International AG: Results as expected.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Ad-hoc announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin ASA. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- *...

TUI Northern Europe selects Trintech's ReconNET to Automate Labor-Intensive Funds Management and Reconciliation Processes.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Leading Tourism and Services Group to Utilize ReconNET to Manage Cash, Credit Cards, Foreign Currency Deposits and Disbursements Dallas, Texas/Dublin, Ireland - 28 February 2005 - Trintech (NASDAQ: TTPA; Prime Standard:...

RESULTATET FOR DOMSTEIN I 4. KVARTAL.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) *Hoye rastoffpriser, politisk uro i Ukraina og lavere dollarkurs forte til marginsvikt for sild pa slutten av aret. *Markert prisnedgang pa commodity-produkter av hvitfisk svekket resultatet i Domstein Enghav. *Positiv...

TietoEnators jamforelsesiffror enligt IFRS for 2004.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) TietoEnator Abp BORSMEDDELANDE 28.2.2005 kl 9.00 EET Detta ar ett pressmeddelande utan tabeller. Om du onskar den kompletta versionen, anvand lanken langst ner pa denna sida (pdf). TietoEnator kommer att uppratta sina...

TietoEnator's comparative IFRS information for 2004.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) TietoEnator Corporation Stock Exchange Release 28 February 2005 at 9.00 am. EET This is a press release without tables. To download the complete version, use the link at the bottom of the page (pdf). TietoEnator will...

TietoEnatorin IFRS-vertailuluvut 2004.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) TietoEnator Oyj Porssitiedote 28.2.2005 klo 9.00 Tama on tulostiedote ilman taulukoita. Loydat taydellisen tiedotteen taulukoineen sivun lopussa olevasta linkista (pdf). TietoEnator julkistaa vuoden 2005...

KALLELSE TILL STOCKMANNS BOLAGSSTAMMA.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Aktieagarna i Stockmann Oyj Abp kallas till ordinarie bolagsstamma tisdagen 29.3.2005 klockan 16.00 i Finlandia-huset i Helsingfors, Karamzinsgatan 4. Utover forhandsanmalan, bor aktieagare anmala sig pa platsen. Anmalningar...

NOTICE OF STOCKMANN'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Notice is hereby given to the shareholders of Stockmann plc that the company's Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at 4.00 p.m. at the Finlandia Hall at the address Karamzininkatu 4, Helsinki. In...

KUTSU STOCKMANNIN YHTIOKOKOUKSEEN.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) Stockmann Oyj Abp:n osakkeenomistajat kutsutaan varsinaiseen yhtiokokoukseen, joka pidetaan tiistaina 29.3.2005 alkaen kello 16.00 Finlandia-talossa Helsingissa, osoitteessa Karamzininkatu 4. Ennakkoilmoittautumisen lisaksi...

Yhtiokokouskutsu Kesko Oyj:n osakkeenomistajille.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) KESKO OYJ PORSSITIEDOTE 28.02.2005 KLO 09.00 1(2) Kesko Oyj:n osakkeenomistajat kutsutaan varsinaiseen yhtiokokoukseen, joka pidetaan keskiviikkona 30. paivana maaliskuuta 2005 alkaen klo 13.00 Helsingin Messukeskuksen...

Notice of Annual General Meeting to Kesko Corporation's shareholders.
February 28, 2005... (From Hugin) KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 28.02.2005 AT 09.00 1(2) Notice is given to Kesko Corporation's shareholders of the Annual General Meeting to be held at the Helsinki Fair Centre's congress wing, Messuaukio 1...

HIGHLIGHTS - State Tribunal for Former PM, and Two Ministers?
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The first task of the Orlengate committee, the examination of the 2002 detention of the then PKN Orlen CEO by the special services, has nearly been completed. A draft report has been prepared that places the...

INBRIEF.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Law and Justice (PiS) party is getting closer to the Civic Platform (PO) in public opinion polls. A recent survey by the IPSOS centre shows that PiS would get 22 percent of the votes (increase by 5 percent...

Orlengate: Draft Report Blames Former PM and Two Ministers.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Former Prime Minister Leszek Miller should be tried by the State Tribunal as well as his Justice Minister Barbara Piwnik and the former head of the Office for State Protection (UOP) Zbigniew Siemiatkowski,...

Poland and France Want New Start in Bilateral Relations.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) At today's summit in Arras Poland and France will try to open a new chapter in their relations following a frosty period marred by rows over a tender for fighter jets (Poland chose American F-16s over the...

WIG20 Up 2 Percent, Zloty Slightly Weaker.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Friday was yet another day of growth on the Warsaw bourse, which was perhaps not as impressive as in Budapest but in actual fact much more stable. The main indexes reached their all-time highest values again,...

New Centrist Party Without President Kwasniewski.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Democratic Party (PD) will be the name of the new party that is being established by the leader of the Freedom Union (UW) Wladyslaw Frasyniuk and the Deputy Prime Minister Jerzy Hausner, who recently...

RPP Surprises Everyone by Changing Policy Bias Radically.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Monetary Policy Council (RPP) made yet another move towards lowering interest rates in the near future by changing its policy bias from restrictive to easing. This came as a total surprise to most analysts...

Number of Entrepreneurs Falls in Poland First Time in 9 Years.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The number of entities carrying out economic activity fell in 2004 for the first time in 9 years, according to the latest data from Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS). This was due to a decrease in the...

Poland May Call Off Contract with NATO.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Polish Defence Ministry has not ruled out its waiving the agreement with the contractor carrying out NATO's investment in Poland concerning the modernisation of the military port in Gdynia. Poland is...

Investors on Buying Spree, Records Broken.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Friday saw yet another fabulous session on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) with the zloty's exchange rate and the main indexes breaking all time records. By midday, the euro traded at 3.9075 and the US dollar...

Trouble Ahead As More Investors Flock to Poland.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Lack of incentives and inefficient administrative procedures are the major obstacles faced by investors in Poland, according to Sebastian Mikosz, former deputy president of the Agency for Information and...

Large Banks Rule the Market in Mortgages in Poland.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The market in mortgage loans in Poland was worth ZL16bn in 2004. This was an increase of 33 percent from its 2003 level. Forecasts for this year are similar, but to achieve this level of growth, the banks will...

Is Boom on Coal Market Over?
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Contrary to expectations, hard coal prices fell substantially at the turn of 2004 and 2005, which may pose a serious problem for the Polish mining industry should this trend be maintained. In February,...

Car Importers Caught in Self-Made Trap, the Economy Suffered.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Preliminary data on economic growth for the whole of 2004 surprised experts. Consumer demand fell in the fourth quarter of the year, contrary to all expectations. Dynamics of consumption fell to less than 2...

Number of Firms With Foreign Capital Increases, Says GUS.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) According to the Main Statistical Office (GUS), at the end of 2004 there were over 51,500 companies with foreign capital in Poland, which is 1,500 more than at the end of June 2004 and 2,500 more as compared to...

INBRIEF.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The controversial firm Eural Trans Gas will no longer be the natural gas supplier for Poland's natural gas monopoly PGNiG. Starting in March, it will be replaced by a new intermediary in trading Turkmenian gas...

Two Managing Boards in PTC Telecom.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The conflict between shareholders in the Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC) mobile phone network, operator of Era GSM has escalated. On Friday, the Warsaw-based Elektrim unexpectedly turned its back on France's...

Will Gov't Push for $1bn-Worth Tetra Communication Network?
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Will the government manage to push through the $1bn-worth construction of the Tetra safe communication network for uniformed services and rescue workers? It must hurry and convince MPs, who are afraid of large...

PZU's Former CEO Confirms Political Pressure Behind Eureko.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Prominent figures of the Solidarity Elections Action (AWS) party, the ruling coalition in 1997-2001, might been behind the selection of Eureko as the investor for PZU, said Wladyslaw Jamrozy, the president of...

Mittal Fails to Meet Investment Obligations.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Mittal Steel Poland (MSP), the company controlling about 70 percent of the Polish steel market, has not commenced the restructuring and investment projects it promised to complete under the privatisation...

Agora Wants to Build Its Group, But Lacks Good Candidates.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The media holding Agora is the publisher of "Gazeta Wyborcza" , owner of 29 local radio stations, plus 13 magazines. It also owns an outdoor advertising group AMS. This year, for the first time, Agora will pay...

PGNiG Fed Up With Troublesome Partner.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) natural gas and oil giant wants to end its contract with Gaskon, a company which has served PGNiG as an intermediary in making payments of the gas allowance...

Kety Place Take Over Bid For TLM.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Grupa Kety, Poland's leading aluminium producer, has submitted an offer for Croatia's TLM, according to the Croatian media as quoted by the Polish News Agency (PAP). "I will neither confirm or deny this,"...

Oil Logistics Debate Continues.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Nafta Polska, the company supervising the privatisation of the Polish petrochemical sector, may conclude its analysis of the logistics of the oil sector in March. The analysis regards the merging of property...

IB System Back in Business.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Getin Bank has paid the I&B System a few hundred thousand zloty, thus ending the four-year dispute between the IT company and Bank Przemyslowy (BP, purchased by Getin Bank last December). The crucial transfer...

Boryszew Plans to Invest Heavily Despite Lower Profits in 2004.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Boryszew's net profit in 2004 reached ZL78.9m and was 3.4 percent lower than the management of the chemical giant had expected. Despite this, Boryszew has announced plans to invest ZL250m over the next two...

Air Polonia - No Sign of Investor Willing to Save the Airline.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) Air Polonia, Poland's first budget airline, which is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was supposed to get a new investor by 5 February. The mysterious investor was allegedly an American fund operating in...

PGF Will Not Have To Sell Its Pharmacies in Silesian Province.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Silesian Pharmacy Inspectorate cannot force PGF to divest itself of some of its pharmacies. A law on pharmaceuticals, amended in 2004, does not allow one entity to control more than 1 percent of pharmacies...

Danish Brewery Group Plans to Take Over Brok Strzelec Group.
February 28, 2005... (From Polish News Bulletin) A change of ownership is imminent in the beer-making group Browary Polskie Brok Strzelec, and this should be confirmed by the end of March. According to unofficial information, the Danish group Bryggerigruppen...