Kilci: We got extraordinary prestige
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Metin Kilci, the President of the Privatization Board said that the international capital and investors were now looking very positively to Turkey and "The credibility of Turkey has improved extraordinarily. This will certainly reflect on privatization."
Speaking at CNNTURK Channel, Kilci said that 2004 has been a very good year ford privatization, with a total privatizing volume of 2 billion 41 million dollars, leaving 1 billion 369 million dollars as cash.
Kilci said that confidence in the Turkish economy boosted in 2004 and the EU process which Turkey entered made another positive impact.
MONOPOLIES
He said that offers about State monopolies (Tekel) will be received on February 18 and they were discussing with a number of companies on the issue. "We shall have a very positive result there" he said.
ERDEMIR
He said that Erdemir Iron and Steel plans was a high-profit , good company and was attracting investors. However he said that there was no concrete decision about its tender.
13 APPLICATIONS ON TELEKOM
Kilci said that in the tender for the sale of 55 % of Turk Telekom, 13 companies had passed the preliminary phase and these included;
Belgacom SA de Droit Public
Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat)-Cetel Çalık Enerji Sanayi and Ticaret Inc.-
Dubai İslamic Bank Consortium
Koç Holding A.Ş.-Hacı Ömer Sabancı Inc Consortium
Mapa İnşaat ve Ticaret Inc
Multi Global Link Sdn. Bhd.
Army Support Chest (OYAK)
Saudi Oger Ltd.
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.
Telecom Italia Internatıonal N.V
Telefonica S.A
Turkish Privatization Investors S.ar.I
Turktell Bilisim Group