Talks continue over the division of state-owned assets between the republic and the federation.

It sounded so simple: give state-owned assets to the people.

There are generally two catches to the privatisation of a state-owned asset: one involves price, the other function.

In its second term, Key's government announced a policy of partial privatisation of state-owned assets.

Finally, the Finance Minister announced details of a plan to sell state-owned assets.

Much of the stock market's rise, analysts say, is a result of the government's moves to privatize state-owned assets.

This is a commercial organization that operates state-owned assets.

The value of state-owned assets was effectively increased.

Are you for or against - a part of the privatised state-owned assets will be assigned to public pension funds?

At best, they do not actively punish managers who abuse state-owned assets.