Svyazinvest Privatisation to be Considered Before Mid-2008
Russia's IT and Communications Minister Leonid Reiman has expressed his hope that the privatisation of national fixed-line holding Svyazinvest will be discussed by the government before the end of 2008. Various press reports quote Reiman as saying after a meeting that the issue ought to be considered once a new government has been formed in May 2008. He added that he hoped the matter would be "looked at favourably".
