- Russia: In order to reduce the country's debt, President Putin announced a wide ranging privatisation programme that will allow to gather the required funds. The largest operation concerns the oil company LUKOIL in which he foresees the sale of 6.13% of the capital for around USD 630 million. He also foresees the sale of majority stakes in the mines of KUZNETSKUGOL and KUZBASSUGOL and to a lesser extent in VORKUTAUGOL. Also on the programme are the sale of stakes in the port of Negro...