Russia launches major privatisation programme. The Russian finance minister has officially launched the country's most ambitious partial privatisation plan since 1995. It is expected to bring in $29 billion, at the rate of around $8.5 billion a year between 2011 and 2013. According to details which have not yet been specified, Moscow will sell off around one quarter of the capital of some ten of its most strategic companies, including the oil group Rosneft (24.16%), the pipeline network...