According to Belarusian leader, in the near future, the sale of a controlling stake of Belarusian Potash Company is not planned. However, Alexander Lukashenko did not rule out the very fact of BPC privatization. "If there is a good price for the shares, we will see what percent of shares to sell. But the control stock will be in Belarus", Alexander Lukashenko stressed.
«You know, we have all enterprises corporatized last year. Therefore, we do not rule out that an investor can come to any enterprise. At any absolutely , I do not even want to name them, up to the pipeline system — that are oil and gas (by the way, we privatized Beltransgaz with Gazprom 50 to 50)», assured Belarusian head of state.
Lukashenko promises not to sell a controlling stake of BPC
According to Belarusian leader, in the near future, the sale of a controlling stake of Belarusian Potash Company is not planned. However, Alexander Lukashenko did not rule out the very fact of BPC privatization. «If there is a good price for the shares, we will see what percent of shares to sell. But the control stock will be in Belarus», Alexander Lukashenko stressed.
As the president said, «we are ready for talks with any investors: from both the West and the East», the press service of Belarusian leader informed. «The main is not to offend our people. And if selling some shares, this company will not work worse», the head of state underlined.
Lukashenko does not intend to sell enterprises for a song
Alexander Lukashenko also assured that «there was no chicanery and privatization’s corruption in Belarus and never will be» and Belarusian enterprises will not be sold for a song, BelTA informs.
«That’s why, apparently, this factor irritates our Western partners — they criticize us «in slow paces of economic reform» and, specifying, «the privatization of state property «, the president of Belarus suggested.
«I clearly answer them: where we are failing, and what is not important for the state now, though it is a controversial issue, but nevertheless we can firstly sell it, and where we can handle, where the companies work efficiently, provide a good profit — we are in no hurry to sell», the head of Belarusian state said.
