Page 10 - Privatisation

EY burnishes its credentials with successful Air India sale to Tatas

With the Air India deal closed, the team at EY is gearing up for more government asset sale programmes

DIPAM likely to decide on commercial matters for PSU privatisation

The panel headed by the cabinet secretary is yet to decide whether DIPAM can be empowered to take decisions on pricing matters for PSU privatisation

Privatisation is far more difficult than consolidation

For public sector banks, the government is the superboard, with both ownership and regulatory powers under its belt. Is it ready to give up these powers?

Air India: How the government got rid of the albatross around its neck

Air India's sale process will be used as a case study for future asset sale and privatisation bids

Air India has broken 19-year privatisation jinx

The Union government had been trying to privatise public sector enterprises (PSEs) for four years through what it safely labels 'strategic sale'.

BPCL Privatisation: SEBI unlikely to exempt open offers for Petronet, IGL

India's capital market regulator is unlikely to give exemption to the company acquiring BPCL from making mandatory open offers for Petronet LNG Ltd and Indraprastha Gas

Govt hasn't taken any decision on owner of Air India as yet: Piyush Goyal

The union minister was replying to a question about media reports stating Tatas have emerged as the top bidder for the takeover of debt-laden Air India

A one-horse race

'So as the privatisation of Air India goes into the final lap, I can confirm it is only a one-horse race', says the author

Centre may announce winning bid for Air India by October 15: Report

This is the second attempt of the current Central government to divest its stake in the airline

Govt dissolves OFB, transfers employees and assets to 7 PSUs

The OFB is currently a defence ministry entity and supplies critical arms and ammunition to the three armed forces and the paramilitary

Centre starts talks with RBI to kick off bank privatisation process

The process of bank privatisation would be different from the sale of any other PSU, and more restrictions and measures will have to be put in place, the official said

History will look at this year as important for privatisation: CEA

Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Sunday said history will look at this year as important for privatisation

Faltering on privatisation

Tweaking tax laws alone will not help

Review meet on disinvestment, privatisation of defence PSUs on Monday

The plan to bring down the government's shareholding and the broad timeline for the sale would be shared with the ministry

13 airports get approval for privatisation through clubbing model

AAI board okays merging major airports with smaller ones to attract investors

Toshiba undecided on privatisation amid talks with investors

Toshiba started weighing options including privatization in May after weeks of takeover discussions sparked by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners' $21 billion acquisition bid

Govt should first convince RSS-affiliate BMS on NMP: Chidambaram

Chidambaram said: If the PM, FM and the ministers are so sure about the merits of the National Monetisation Pipeline, why don't they first convince the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)?

Centre plans PSU land sale worth more than Rs 600 crore via e-bidding

Parcels worth more than Rs 600 crore may be sold via new platform

What this country built over last 70 years is being given away: Rahul

Gandhi on Thursday said the nation was at a "critical crossroad" and the Congress, as a major opposition party, has a moral duty to fight the forces that threaten the very idea of India

Privatisation of PSUs not in national interest, will oppose policy: TN CM

Privatisation of Public Sector Undertakings is not in national interest and the Tamil Nadu govt would oppose the Centre's bid to privatise PSUs which are public assets, CM M K Stalin informed said