Privatization of top 65 starts in 2017
The upcoming sale of these objects interests people not only in Kazakhstan, but also abroad
Realization of 65 objects of public and quasi-public sector, which were named top-65, with a base value of 5 billion tenge, will begin in 2017. "Including 12 sites attributed to the Republican property, the total carrying value of these objects is more than one and a half trillion tenge, including the Republican property in the amount of 260 billion tenge", - said at a press conference at the Service of Central Communication the chairman of the Committee of Privatization and the State Property of the Ministry of Finance RK Eduard Utepov. The representative of the Ministry of Finance added that the international consultants will be invited to conduct the evaluation and sales support. "These are audit companies, all of the "Big Four", have expressed their desire to take part, as well as law firms", - said Eduard Utepov.
For example, top 65 includes Atyrau Refinery, Astana International Airport, which can be sold as part of the second wave of privatization in Kazakhstan, conducted on behalf of the Head of State.
Meanwhile, according to the schedule of sales in 2014-2016, 622 objects are subject to privatization. By the condition on 26th of September 2016, 509 objects are on sale. 304 objects have already found their new owners (including the republican property 19 objects, communal - 157, according to the socio-entrepreneurial corporations - 81, and holdings - 57 objects). According to Eduard Utepov, the republican budget has received 7 billion tenge, the regional budget - 5.1 billion tenge, companies earned 68.1 billion tenge, SEC - 6.4 billion tenge. Describing the privatized objects, the Head of the Committee noted that in the majority these are objects in the field of transportation of passengers and cargo, catering, and the centers of a healthy lifestyle. The majority among the new owners are individual entrepreneurs, legal entities, individuals themselves and co-owners of the objects by LLPs.
"No region has remained indifferent. The greatest activity was shown by buyers in Almaty and Kostanay regions, colleagues from Zhambyl and Aktobe regions sold the most, it is municipal facilities ", - said Eduard Utepov. Chairman of the State Property and Privatization Committee noted that "44 objects" were not put on sale, it is mostly communal property. "By the end of 2016, "they will be put up for sale".
Zhanar Serdalina
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