WARSAW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Central/Eastern
Europe's financial markets on Friday.
PKO
Poland's state-controlled bank PKO BP <PKOB.WA> will offer
new deposit products including an 18-month deposit with a yield
rising gradually to 7 percent as battle for capital between
local lenders heats up, Rzeczpospolita reports citing sources.
AGORA
Poland's leading publisher Agora <AGOD.WA> is deadlocked in
talks to buy the local news channel Superstacja as the station's
current owner wants to maintain the operational control of the
company after the deal, Gazeta Prawna reports without giving
sources.
TPSA
The European Commission has taken Poland to the European
Court of Justice over the local telecom watchdog's attempts to
regulate broadband internet prices offered by the country's
largest phone company TPSA <TPSA.WA>, Dziennik writes.
PZU
Poland's largest insurer PZU may seek to buy assets of
stricken American International Group Inc <AIG.N> in central and
eastern Europe, Gazeta Wyborcza reports citing a source close to
PZU management.
AVIOANE CRAIOVA
Czech firm AERO Vodochody which is negotiating with Romania
a deal to buy a majority stake in aircraft maker Avioane
Craiova, will export the biggest part of their output from
Romania, daily Business Standard writes.
DAIMLER FINANCIAL SERVICES
Daimler AG's <DAIGn.DE> division of financial services
launched operations on the Romanian market through Mercedes Benz
Financial Services Romania and plans to contract deals of up to
300 million euros ($435.2 million) in the next five years,
Business Standard reports.
PETROLINVEST
Estimates of oil resources at exploration firm
Petrolinvest's <PROL.WA> OTG oil field in Kazakhstan were raised
by 300 million barrels to 1.27 billion, Petrolinvest said on
Thursday. []
ENEA
Power group Enea aims to raise about $1.3 billion in
Poland's largest initial public offering (IPO) this year despite
the recent market turmoil that halted other listings, its chief
executive said on Thursday. []
INTRACOM TELECOM
Greek telecoms equipment maker Intracom Telecom, part of
Russia's Sitronics <SITRIq.L>, has signed a 122.5 million euro
($174 million) contract to supply equipment for Romanian
schools, Sitronics said on Thursday. []
FHB
Hungarian mortgage bank FHB <FHBK.BU> said on Thursday it
would raise capital in its commercial banking unit by 100
million forints ($582,900) to 2.1 billion by issuing new shares.
[]
EUROPEAN MARKETS
European shares were set to jump in early trade on Friday on
hopes for a comprehensive U.S. government solution for a
financial crisis that has roiled markets over the past year.
Financial spreadbetters saw Britain's FTSE 100 <> up as
much as 5.8 percent, Germany's DAX <> up as much as 4.4
percent and France's CAC 40 <> up as much as 5.3 percent.
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WALL STREET
Wall Street had its best day in six years on Thursday as
news the government is considering a more comprehensive solution
to the financial crisis than the current piecemeal approach
spurred a furious late rally.
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