Econ min picks only Russian banks for ALROSA, Bashneft, VTB sale
MOSCOW, Apr 5 (PRIME) -- The Economic Development Ministry has chosen only Russian banks to organize privatization of oil company Bashneft, uncut diamond mining giant ALROSA and Bank VTB, an official of the ministry told PRIME late Monday.
The ministry started shortlisting banks which could organize the deals in March. Some foreign banks were interested in participating, Deputy Economic Development Minister Nikolai Podguzov said earlier.
The ministry official said that VTB Capital has been proposed as the organizer of the Bashneft privatization, Sberbank CIB for ALROSA’s and Renaissance Broker for VTB.
A final decision will be made later by the government, he said.
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