ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) privatisations

- Portugal: The Portuguese government is to complete the privatisation of CIMPOR, the leading national cement company, during the first half of 2001, states Finance Minister Joaquim Pina Moura. The last phase covers the 10.049% still held by the State. We recall that CIMPOR was the object, last June, of a hostile bid from HOLDERBANK, associated to SECIL, a bid that received government opposition. See EI of 27 October and 20 June 2000. Furthermore, Mr Joaquim Moura announced the preparation...