Moldovan public properties agency informs on privatization of 21 public properties, 14 blocks of stocks

17:03 | 26.05.2017 Category: Economic

Chisinau, 26 May /MOLDPRES/ – The Public Property Agency (APP) announced a new privatization round for state public property, the second in 2017, where 10 properties and 11 companies will be auctioned. At the auctions on the Stock Exchange of Moldova, 14 public state property packages of shares were withdrawn, including seven with a majority state quota.

The new privatization round will take place on 26 May – 30 June. Resulting the strikes on the regulated market (Stock Exchange), in the first round, there were sold shares of seven companies, up to MDL 73 million. The highest price was MDL 44.1 million offered by the buyer for 59.48 per cent of the shares of Floare-Carpet factory and MDL 28.9 million for 31.4 per cent of the shares of company Mixed Glass Container Company.

At "shouting" auctions to be held on the Moldova Stock Exchange on 26-30 June, there will be proposed for privatisation: state-owned company Barza Alba, which has a share capital of MDL 136 million, a stake of 90 per cent of Tutun CTC, its share capital amounts MDL 111.8 million. There will be also auctioned 60 per cent stake in Chisinau Hotel. The state owns unimportant shares in other outlets.

The largest enterprises that will be exposed to the commercial competition are the Fabrica de Sticla (Glass Factory) in Chisinau, at an initial price of MDL 230 million, Combinatul republican de instruire auto (Republican centre of instructing driving the motor vehicle), for MDL 28 million, Combinatul poligrafic (Polygraphic centre) in Chisinau, for which the state asks MDL 149 million as start price, Tipografia Centrala (Central Printing House) – MDL 34.9 million. Zarea Hotel will be exposed to a sales at an initial price of MDL 32.5 million.

In 2016, the privatization of state public property assets was accepted in a total amount of MDL 341.6 million. By late 2016, MDL 321.4 million went into state budget.

The State Budget Law 2017 provides MDL 220 million from sales and public patrimony privatization for financing the budget deficit.

(Reporter V. Bercu, editor A. Raileanu)

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