Despite the tax and political concerns, the appetite for Brazilian state assets still appears healthy, judging from the results of a privatization auction conducted here today.

He left the position on August 13, 1997, after the privatization auctions (loans-for-shares).

In order to become a buyer at the privatization auction on The Ukrainian Exchange, residents need to fill in the documents, given below.

Yukos was put together by Mr. Khodorkovsky during Russia's controversial privatization auctions.

However, privatization auctions did not catch investors' interest and only about 250 objects changed hands in 2008.

Today he ordered a delay in issuing the results of a privatization auction involving a metals company that is another hotly contested state property.

And the Government also ordered a delay in issuing the results of a privatization auction involving Norilsk Nickel, a metals company.

Next week, the first privatization auction is to take place.

Western creditors have wanted to know if they can use these bonds to pay taxes or buy state property in privatization auctions.

Mr. Perez and a small group of investors bought the factory in September at a privatization auction for about $170,000.