Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund

Spirtzis tries to put the blame on sell-off fund

The government is opening a new front with state sell-off fund TAIPED, focusing on the privatizations of Athens International Airport and Egnatia Odos, and the utilization of 10 regional ports, following the aggressive statements by Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis and General Secretary for Ports Christos Lambridis.

New delay in Rosco privatization

The tug-of-war over the future of railway carriage maintenance company Rosco continues between state sell-off fund TAIPED and the Italian-owned railway service firm Trainose.

The submission of the improved binding bid for Rosco, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed for another couple of weeks, to April 26, highlighting the difficulty of the project.

TAIPED chief: Sell-offs target 'high but feasible'

Greece's target of 2 billion euros in privatization revenues this year is high but can be met, the chairman of the country's privatizations agency TAIPED said on Friday.

Greece's third bailout ends in August and it has agreed with its international lenders to raise 3 billion euros by 2019 from state asset sales.

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