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Article: Looney Tunes: J&S Rides Out The Storm In Poland.
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- NEFTE Compass
- Article date:
- February 13, 2006
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J&S, the trading group that accounts for over 50% of Poland's crude oil imports and 30% of its oil product imports, says it has nothing to fear after dozens of Polish security officials entered its offices in Warsaw last week and seized piles of documents related to the company's domestic business. The raid has fueled a media blitz in Poland, where the recently elected government is keen to publicize its campaign to stamp out corruption and expose the often cozy relations between politicians and big business.
Jarek Astramowicz, chief executive of the Cyprus-registered J&S Group that oversees the company's worldwide operations, tells Nefte Compass that the media ...