Privatizations Could Raise up to € 24bn on Vienna Stock Exchange

People ♦ Published: February 3, 2011; 00:02 ♦ (Vindobona)

Especially the privatization of public infrastructure and energy companies could increase the market capitalization of the Vienna Stock Exchange considerably.

Privatizations Could Raise up to € 24bn on Vienna Stock Exchange / Picture: © Wiener Börse AG

In Austria, there are a number of companies, especially at the regional level, that are potential candidates for privatization through the Vienna Stock Exchange and would contribute to the revival of the Austrian capital market. A study entitled “The Privatization Potential of State-owned Enterprises” conducted by the Economica Institute for Economic Research names the following…