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8 The Krakow Post B U S I N E S S R E G I O N A L B I Z Czech unemployment rate falls to nine-year low The Czech unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent in November from 5.8 percent in October to the lowest level for nine years, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announced early last week. The number of workers seeking and able to take up jobs immediately fell to 312,558, a drop of 8,082 compared with the figure the previous month, the office said. Analysts had expected November’s unemployment rate to dip to 5.7 percent. (AFP) Blast hits Russia-EU gas pipeline: report An explosion late last week in Ukraine knocked out of service one of the main pipelines exporting Russian natural gas to the EU, the Russian Vesti television news channel reported overnight. The explosion, which cut the pipeline carrying Siberian gas through Ukraine to Germany and other EU clients, forced the operators to suspend the flow on the pipeline. However, there would be no interruption in the deliveries to the EU, a source in the Ukrainian government quoted by the channel assured. “One of the Ukrainian gas grid’s specifics is in its multiple branches, which allow us to re-route gas around the hit section,” the source said. There were no reports of casualties or injuries. The pipeline had suffered a similar incident earlier this year, when a blast ripped off a section and it took 10 days to repair the damage. (AFP) Slovak industrial production rises 17.3 percent in October Slovak industrial output rose 17.3 percent in October on a 12-month comparison following a revised 15.3 percent in September, the Slovak Statistics Office announced late last week. Output from the key auto sector, Slovakia’s three major car plants, Volkswagen, PSA Peugeot Citroen and South Korea’s Kia Motors, was one of the major factors fueling the rise, with production up 59.8 percent on a 12-month comparison. Over the first 10 months of the year industrial production had climbed 14.4 percent compared with the same period last year. (AFP) Czech inflation at six-year high of 5.0 percent Czech inflation rose to 5.0 percent in November on a 12-month comparison from 4.0 percent in October, the highest level since August 2001, the Czech Statistical Office reported early this week. More expensive food and non-alcoholic drink were the main factor fuelling the price rise with inflation in this category at 10.4 percent on a yearly comparison. “Double digit year on year growth in this division was last recorded more than 11 years ago,” the office added. Prices rose by 0.9 percent in November compared with October following a 0.6 percent rise in October compared with the previous month. Czechs are bracing themselves for a raft of price rises in January as value added tax is increased across a range of goods in response to the center-right government moves to switch the tax burden from direct to indirect taxes. (AFP) Latvia continues sharp growth in Q3 The Latvian economy continued its breakneck growth in the third quarter, expanding 10.9 percent compared with a year earlier, official data showed late last week. In the first and second quarters of this year, the economy grew 11.2 percent and 11.0 percent respectively, giving a marginal slowdown in the three months to September. In 2006, the economy boomed with 11.9 percent growth, the fastest rate since independence from the crumbling Soviet Union in 1991 and the strongest rate in the then 25-member EU. Growth has been fuelled largely by robust domestic consumption, particularly since Latvia joined the EU in 2004. On the downside, Latvian authorities are struggling to stem rising inflation, which has sparked regular warnings about overheating. In October, 12-month inflation hit 13.2 percent, which was the highest figure since November 1996. (AFP) krakowpost.com Arriva PPC launches private Polish railway cc:sa:Solaris8315 the krakow post The British-Polish company Arriva PCC has begun operating the first privately owned railway in Poland. Until Arriva PCC began carrying passengers in northwest Poland on Dec. 10, Polish National Railways was the country’s only rail operation. Passengers hope the new company will be both cheaper than Polish National Railways and have better on-time performance. Arriva PCC is a partnership of Britain’s Arriva and Poland’s PCC. The two companies teamed up last year. A key attraction for Arriva was the fact that the Polish government had already granted PCC a private-railway operating license, according to Gazeta Prawna. Arriva PCC won a bidding process in June 2007 to serve passengers in the Pomeranian and Kujawy districts. To help Arriva PCC start its service, local government officials in those districts gave it 13 passenger cars. The company also bought two new luxury cars at a total cost of 15 mln zloty. The maker, Bydgoszcz-based PESA Bydgoszcz SA, is the only European company providing luxury passenger cars to Ukrainian Railways. To round out its fleet, Arriva PCC is refurbishing 30 cars that had been used on Denmark’s railways. It expects them to be ready at the beginning of 2008. Arriva PCC will serve four stations to start with – Bydgoszcz, Torun, Chojnice and Czersk. It wants to increase that number as time goes by. The new company employs about 120. Arriva is a big player in Europe’s rail market. Its 12,000 trains provide more than one bln passenger journeys a year. It has 30,000 employees. PCC Rail Holding consists of 12 Polish and foreign companies that specialize in railway transportation logistics. ANNOUNCEMENT International Women’s Association of Krakow www.iwak.pl iwak_krakow@yahoo.com DECEMBER 13-DECEMBER 19, 2007 Telekomunikacja Polska to separate its retail sector by mid-2008 the krakow post An announcement was made on Monday stating that a decision will be made concerning the separation of the Telekomunikacja Polska sectors by mid 2008. Anna Strezynska, director of the Urzad Komunikacji Elektronicznej (the Electronic Communication Office – UKE), made the announcement on TVN CNBC early this week. She stated that the decision to separate Telekomunikacja Polska would be made by mid-year, while analytical research will be conducted throughout the beginning of 2008 to determine what benefits the separation will bring to the consumer and to the company. Strezynska also added the current discussions are more concerned with separating the operational, rather than the structural, elements of the company. According to Gazeta Prawna most experts are of the view the structural process should be made separate from the operational element. The operational element includes retail and wholesale, which, according to analysts, should function separately from the structural side of the telecommunication company. The biggest single share holder in Telekomunikacja Polska is France Telecom with 47.5 percent of the shares in the company. Some 3.87 percent of the shares are owned by the state, while the remaining 48.6 percent are owned by various other private shareholders. Telekomunikacja Polska made a debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 1998. Strezynska has assured she is supporting the separation of the operational element of the company. After analyzing the pros and cons of the decision, Telekomunikacja Polska will not want to make a decision that is against the European Commission, which has supported the option of separating the operational element of the company, according to Strezynska. Although restructuring may be in the cards for the company, it is a decision which will be more time consuming and involve a higher level of risk. According to the UKE’s director, restructuring could take up to four years. A separation in the operational element in Telekomunikacja Polska will mean a separation of the units responsible for the company’s retail sector. Separation would mean Telekomunikacja Polska would have to operate its retail sector by playing the same rules as those played by other operators on the market. Warsaw to spend 4.5 bln zloty for Euro 2012 LUK Agency the krakow post The upcoming European Football Championships Euro 2012, which will be hosted by Poland, will lead to an investment boom in Warsaw. The city will be announcing its major tenders early next year, with one already set for this December. According to Gazeta Prawna, the city is planning to expand its one line metro to a second line. The estimated cost of the development would be 3 bln zloty. Gazeta Prawna reports Deputy Mayor of Warsaw Jacek Wojciechowski has announced the capital will experience an investment boom as far as tenders are concerned. The biggest projects will be announced next year, with their completions by 2009-2012. The city is estimating a 4.5 bln zloty cost associated with the Euro 2012 investments. Seven major projects are anticipated, including the new metro line as well as upgrading the Legia Football Club stadium. The remaining five projects are set to improve the infrastructure around the capital at an estimated cost of 1.25 bln zloty. According to Wojciechowski, as reported by Gazeta Prawna, the upcoming expenditures will be labeled as Euro 2012 investments. This is a precautionary measure to prevent projects lapsing beyond mandatory deadline for completion and eliminating the possibility of contractors asking for time extensions. The city of Warsaw will be looking to the biggest construction companies for offers. One contractor will be held responsible for the overall construction. That company will in turn enter into contracts and agreements with subcontractors for the projects’ completion.
DECEMBER 13-DECEMBER 19, 2007 B U S I N E S S The Krakow Post 9 Consultancy agencies to fight for customers in 2008 when more EU funds become available GDFL 1.2:M.Minderhoud Krauze’s Polnord to build in St. Petersburg the krakow post Regional councils responsible for the distribution of EU funds for the period 2007-2013 will announce, according to Gazeta Prawna, the first lot of competitions for the best business plans in the first quarter of 2008. The application process will commence earlier. Companies seeking to win are looking for help to outside agencies that specialize in getting EU funds. Within the years 2004-2006 the most efficient agencies in the field were Faber Consulting and Ernst & Young. The general atmosphere from larger companies is to pay a specialist agency rather than waste time on procedures usually foreign to the business entrepreneur. According to Gazeta Prawna, smaller business plans competing for amounts between 200,000 to 300,000 zloty, are better off preparing their plans themselves rather than seek consultancy companies. Przemyslaw Sulich, director of a consultancy agency A1 Europe, points out the agencies do not only assist in writing up the application documentation. Agencies can also double-check if all relevant information passed on to the funding committee is in order, or they can help in training an employer or employees in EU funding matters. The risk involved in contracting a consultant today is not similar to that of the time when Poland entered the EU. Once the Union opened its doors to Poland and its funding possibilities, thousands of inexperienced consultancy firms flooded the market with promises of quick gains of EU funds. The result was a myriad of applications that had little or no chance of succeeding, with even the most basic information erroneously entered on forms. Currently the Polish market is equipped with consultants who match the consultancy giants with the experience and skill. Client care is a priority with consultants being able to spend more time with their client portfolios individually. The upcoming year will mean a feverous battle among consultancy agencies for a new client base. The end result will not be dissimilar to that of Western Europe, where only a few agencies survived the competition. The customer will be seeking the lowest prices on the market and many of the agencies will be unable to compete. the krakow post The Polish-owned construction company Polnord, a subsidiary of Prokom, owned by mogul Ryszard Krauze is set to commence on a large scale construction project in St. Petersburg. Gazeta Prawna reports, Polnord signed a preliminary contract with the Moscow-based company OAO Ruskie Samocwiety late last week. The St. Petersburg construction project is estimated to be worth $800 mln. The Polish-owned company along with its Moscow-based partner will construct an office complex of approximately 250 square meters, with offices later being made available for lease. The land upon which the offices will be constructed is owned by the Russian OAO Ruskie Samocwiety. The building plans show the office building construction will be situated in the center of St. Petersburg at a major communication crossroad close to the major train station and the metro station. The area is also close to the shopping district hub. Both parties to the project have agreed on a three-month period in which architectural projects will be completed. The time allocated will also be spent on finalizing financial plans for the construction as well as carrying out market research for the investment. Polnord, a subsidiary of Prokom is owned by Ryszard Krauze, a Polish software mogul who made his fortune in the early nineties. Krauze, originally from Sopot, began his software business in 1991, beginning with an accountancy program which was bought up by stateowned mining companies for their bookkeeping requirements. Prokom later won the tender in 1993 for setting up software for the stateowned news agency company Ruch and by 1996 for Telekomunikacja Polska. Prokom was responsible for establishing a software program that would manage the TP business structure. Later projects included software for ZUS (the state-owned social security agency) and PZU (the insurance company). Krauze has often been labeled as a monopolizer of state tenders. Critics believe Krauze has been responsible for various activities involving corruption and bribing officials and politicians in order to win project tenders. Should a final decision be made as to the St. Petersburg project, a new company will be established to manage the project. 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