02-02-2016 18:51 via news.yahoo.com

Russian oligarchs most likely buyers in Putin's new privatization plan

By Margarita Papchenkova and Olga Popova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oligarchs are the most likely potential buyers of the stakes in some of the country's largest companies that President Vladimir Putin wants to sell. The Kremlin said on Tuesday foreign investors were welcome to participate in the privatization announced the day before, which has been driven by an economic crisis brought on by low oil prices. Two senior government officials said the plan may only raise between 50 and 80 percent o
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