- Romania: The Romanian Ministry of Finance has retained the ERSTE BANK of Austria and MILLENIUM BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES of Portugal for participation in the privatisation of BCR - BANCA COMERCIALA ROMANA (EUR 7 billion assets with net profits of EUR 121 million in the first half of 2005, 12,282 employed and 4.2 million clients) as they “proposed the most advantageous terms and conditions for Romania”. No details on price were disclosed. According to some analysts, up to EUR 3 billion...