Iran Privatization

Iran's Biggest Privatization Bid of the Year Set for July 31

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization is scheduled to stage the biggest privatization bid of the current fiscal year (March 2018-19) on July 31, IPO's deputy head, Zohreh Alipour,…
2018-07-18 04:53
631 State-Owned Assets on 2018-19 Privatization List

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization is set to sell stakes in 631 state-owned firms to the private sector later in the current fiscal year (March 2018-19), which is 87% more compared…
2018-06-13 05:37
19 Gov’t Assets Up for Privatization

EghtesadOnline: The third month of the current fiscal year (May 22-June 21) will witness 19 government-owned assets worth more than $109 million put up for sale both via capital market and tenders.
2018-05-26 09:49
Machine Sazi Tabriz Privatized

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization sold a 100% share in Machine Sazi Tabriz Company to a non-institutional investor on Wednesday, the organization’s official website reported.
2018-05-19 04:38
Privatization of 12 Public Firms on April 17

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization plans to transfer the shares of 12 public companies to the private sector on April 17, the organization’s website announced.
2018-04-08 09:27
$2b Worth of Iran Gov’t Assets Slated for Privatization

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Privatization Organization is gearing up for its biggest privatization initiative so far this fiscal year (March 21, 2017-18) as over 90 trillion rials ($2 billion)…
2018-03-14 09:35
IPO: Biggest Government Privatization Bid Flops

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s largest privatization attempt in the current fiscal year (started March 21, 2017) kicked off on March 12 with less than a percent of the offered assets finding buyers.
2018-03-14 06:21
ESCO, IRALCO Finally Pull Off Block Sales

EghtesadOnline: The spell is finally broken, as Iranian Privatization Organization has sold two controlling stakes in Esfahan Steel Company and Iran Aluminum Company following several unsuccessful…
2018-03-13 06:56
No Buyer for Struggling Steelmaker

EghtesadOnline: A 45.31% stake in Ahwaz Rolling and Pipe Mills Company offered by the Iranian Privatization Organization on Sunday failed to attract any buyers.
2018-02-27 07:35
6 Major Iranian Public Firms to Be Privatized

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization is scheduled to transfer the shares of six public companies to the private sector in the current Iranian month (started Feb. 20).
2018-02-21 12:24
Privatization Tally Tops $140m Since March

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization has sold over 6.84 trillion rials ($146 million) worth of public companies’ shares to the private sector so far this fiscal year (started March…
2018-02-18 08:17
Privatization of 5 Trillion Shares Planned by March

EghtesadOnline: Iran Privatization Organization plans to sell 5 trillion shares in public companies to the private sector during the remaining two months of the current fiscal year (Jan. 21-March…
2018-02-03 11:37
$98m of Public Sector Shares Privatized

EghtesadOnline: The government sold 4.54 trillion rials ($98.27 million) worth of public companies’ shares to the private sector in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Jan.…
2018-01-24 09:43
24 State Owned Assets, Enterprises on Privatization List

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Privatization Organization is planning to put on sale 24 state-owned enterprises and assets valued at an aggregate 17 trillion rials ($404.7 million) on January 8,…
2018-01-14 10:30
Block Sale of 7 State-Owned Firms on Dec. 25

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Privatization Organization is planning to put up the shares of seven state-owned enterprises for sale on Dec. 25, IPO reported on its website.
2017-12-19 05:17
Iran to Auction 41 Filling Stations in 14 Provinces

EghtesadOnline: Iran Privatization Organization is scheduled to auction 41 state-owned filling stations across 14 provinces on Tuesday.
2017-11-21 07:07
2 State-Owned Firms to Be Privatized

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Privatization Organization is planning to put up the shares of two state-owned enterprises for sale on Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse on December 4, IPO…
2017-11-18 08:20
2 Heavyweight Firms to Be Privatized

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization plans to privatize the shares of two iron ore and coal companies on Nov. 27.
2017-11-11 12:02
Privatization Tally Reaches $30 Million

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization has brokered the sales of over 1.17 trillion rials ($30 million) worth of public companies’ shares since the start of the current fiscal year…
2017-09-11 10:38
ICCIMA Investigates Failure of Privatization

EghtesadOnline: One of the main hurdles in the way of real privatization in Iran is the existence of semi-private companies that emerged during the flawed privatization process of the not-so-distant…
2017-09-04 07:49
Privatization Progresses Under Rouhani

EghtesadOnline: Sixty-six percent of the privatization deals under the government of President Hassan Rouhani were reached with the “real” private sector, compared with only 18% in the previous…
2017-08-13 13:27
Block Sale of 4 State-Owned Firms on July 31

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Privatization Organization is planning to put the shares of four state-owned enterprises on sale at Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse on July 31, IPO reported…
2017-07-10 07:33
5th Attempt to Sell ESCO’s Shares Fails

EghtesadOnline: For the fifth time, Iran Privatization Organization failed to attract a buyer for an equity stake of Esfahan Steel Company.
2017-07-05 09:30
4 State-Owned Firms to Go Public

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Privatization Organization is putting out the shares of four state-owned companies to tender on Monday.
2017-07-03 08:21
5th Attempt to Sell ESCO’s Shares

EghtesadOnline: For the third time, Iran Privatization Organization is going to offer a 16.75% equity stake of Esfahan Steel Company on the over-the-counter Iran Fara Bourse on July 1.
2017-06-18 08:57
28 semi-governmental companies to be privatized

EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has listed 28 semi-governmental companies that will be privatized by the current Iranian yearend (March 20, 2018).
2017-06-18 06:57
5 State Companies to Go Public

EghtesadOnline: The shares of five state companies valued at 13.69 trillion rials ($360.28 million) will be put on sale by Iran Privatization Organization on April 16.
2017-04-09 08:24
323 Public Firms Up for Privatization Next Year

EghtesadOnline: The remaining 323 out of 1,713 enterprises on the privatization list will be ceded in the new Iranian year (starting March 21), the head of Iranian Privatization Organization…
2017-03-19 10:36
Minister Slams Pushback Against Privatization

EghtesadOnline: Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia said rent-seeking, astronomical executive salaries and cronyism are examples of corruption in state-run companies.
2017-03-04 16:07
Revocation of TCI Privatization Cancelled

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Privatization Organization said on Saturday it has shelved the revocation of the Telecommunications Company of Iran privatization deal because the majority shareholder…
2017-01-16 16:16