Poland

According to Samoobrona (Self-defence) leader Andrzej Lepper, farmers’ protests have been caused by improper financial policy.

KUKE (Korporacja Ubezpieczen Kredytow Eksportowych), the Polish export credit insurance agency (ECA), has been observing increased interest in insurance of exports to the east since the beginning of the year.

Fortis Bank, in co-operation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), will launch a programme aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Economy Minister Jacek Piechota has announced that a second legislative package will be issued this year to promote small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Some 36,000 companies have reported their intention to book bad debts totalling ZL5.7bn as costs in order to reduce their taxes.

The Economy Ministry is preparing to launch a new program of initiatives designed to support small and medium sized enterprises and intended to go much further than its much heralded "Enterprise First" ("Przede wszystkim przedsiebiorczosc") from e

In November, the Eurofaktor factoring company will increase its capital to ZL30m, with new stock to be taken over by a commercial law company.

The Management Board of BIG Bank GDANSKI S.A. ("the Bank") announced that on 29 August 2002, FORIN Sp. z o.o.

Economy Minister Jacek Piechota has announced details of his plans for supporting small and medium-sized businesses, with some ZL1.5-2bn in resources to be made available by the government over the next five years.

BA-Creditanstalt-Leasing Poland, a financial leasing services company is to merge with Bankowe Towarzystwo Leasingowe SA, a leasing services company and PBK Leasing SA, a factoring and financial leasing services company.