Official: No short list of contenders for Russia’s Rosneft yet

MOSCOW, Sep 8 (PRIME) -- The Russian government has not made a short list of contenders in privatization of oil major Rosneft so far, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told reporters on Thursday.

“You know, there has been an order to consider all privatization issues additionally, there have been no shortlists so far,” Dvorkovich said.

First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said earlier that the Russian government already knows who will compete for its 19.5% stake in Rosneft.

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