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List of privatizations

List of privatizations is a link list for notable privatizations. See also: Privatization.

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Australia

Bahrain

  • Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Q1 2005, $800 million)

Canada

Czechoslovakia

Finland

France

  • Snecma (in 2004 they sold 35% of Snecma for €1.45 billion)
  • Pages Jaunes (Yellow Pages) (in 2004 they sold 32% of Pages Jaunes for €1.25 billion)

Germany

India

  • One of the few countries where privatization and globalization efforts have been carried out at the same time, and quite successfully, within a short span of a little over a decade. These efforts are ongoing and will continue over the next several years.
  • Maruti
  • BSNL

Iraq

  • (planned) most industries except oil, at the behest of the United States occupation government.

Ireland (Republic of)

Italy

  • Enel S.p.A. (1999 32% €16.6 billion, 2003 6.6% €2.2 billion, 2004 20% €7.5 billion) ([2])
  • Terna (Enel sold 43.5% for €1.48 billion in June 2004) ([3])

Jordan

  • Aramex International (Q1 2005, 75% for $150-200 million)

Japan

Kuwait

  • Kuwait Finance House (November 20004, 25% of the company for $1 billion)

Romania

  • Electrica - electricity distributor
  • Petrom - national petroleum company
  • Romtelecom - national telecommunications company
  • Sidex - steelworks

Saudi Arabia

  • Al-Bilad Bank (November 2004, 50% valued at $400 million)

Sweden

  • Nordea (20% owned by Swedish government) ([4])
  • OMX AB (6.9% directly owned by Swedish government) ([5])
  • SAS (50% owned by Swedish, Danish, Norwegian government) ([6])
  • Telia Sonera (65% owned by Swedish and Finnish government) ([7])

The Netherlands

New Zealand

For more, see also: state-owned enterprises

Qatar

  • Q-Gas (Q1 2005, 50% for $600 million)

United Arab Emirates

  • Damas Jewelry (November 2004, 55% of the company for $224 million)

United Kingdom

United States

Last updated: 08-26-2005 16:42:20