The first ‘big’ privatization – of Centrenergo – is to take place on Dec. 13.

The first ‘big’ privatization – of Centrenergo – is to take place on Dec. 13. Next year, 10 other major state companies are to be put up for auction. To get these companies in shape for sale, the State Property Fund has appointed international advisors. Last week, on a visit to Kyiv, German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to send here a German expert who worked on the large scale privatizations of post Cold War eastern Germany.