- Germany: The German government intends to introduce on the stock market a further segment of shares in the partially privatised post office DEUTSCHE POST (turnover of EUR 32.7 billion in 2000) in 2002. In fact, the Finance Ministry announced a draft law being prepared on this issue, which should be adopted in the second half of this year. The Federal State presently holds 69% of the establishment. 29% of the capital was sold on the stock market last November and the State share was reduced by an additional 2% during the acquisition by DEUTSCHE POST of a majority of the capital in the American air freight company DHL INTERNATIONAL.