- Germany: Germany is gradually selling off its holding in DEUTSCHE TELEKOM: the public bank KFW - KREDIETANSTALT FUR WIEDERAUFBAU, which has a 12% stake in the telecomm operator, announced the and exchangeable bond issue through DEUTSCHE TELEKOM which corresponds to almost half of its holding. The bond is sue is to the tune of EURO 4.5 bio. As well as the this indirect holding, the state still directly controls 31% of shares, with the rest in public companies. - Norway: following last week's sale of 13.9% of capital in the operator TELENOR, well known for it institutional investments, the Norwegian government has placed an additional tranche son the market that could rise to 2.1% for private investors. It pocketed around NOK 7.4 bio (NOK 29.50 per share) in the first sale and hopes to gain up to NOK 1.1 bio in the second deal. The Norwegian state still controls 63.7% of TELENOR as opposed to 77.6% it controlled before. - Thailand: the Thai government will be issuing 100 million in shares in THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL next September, reducing its capital from 92% to 70%.