Moscow Times 12 March 2013
The Economic Development Ministry has proposed selling at least a 50 percent government stake in telecommunications firm Rostelecom after its merger with Svyazinvest is completed, a news report said Tuesday.
The proposal was stated in a letter to First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov written by Economic Development Minister Andrei Belousov, Vedomosti reported, citing a source familiar with the document.
Rostelecom’s merger with Svyazinvest is expected to be completed sometime between October and November.
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