* Aurelian Dochia: "The number of opponents to the sale of the profitable companies is growing"
* Cristian Ionescu: "Privatization is difficult due to uncertainty"
* Daniel Ionescu: "No more privatizations will have to take place under this government"
According to analysts consulted by BURSA, the likelihood of meeting the schedule for the privatization of minority stakes in several state owned companies, which was agreed with the International Monetary Fund, are minimal, according to the economic analysts consulted by "BURSA".
Economic analyst Aurelian Dochia doesn't think that it will be possible to move to the privatization of some of the assets owned by the state. According to him, it needs to be considered that next year is an electoral year, meaning it will be unfavorable. Mr. Dochia said: "Privatizations are expected to take place in the first half of the year, and the second half of the year. As the privatization process is lengthy, there are plenty of signs that it is rather unlikely that it will be achieved". Also, the attitude towards privatization itself has changed, he added. "The sale of profitable companies has an increasing number of opponents, and the privatization of those that are posting losses is being considered to be made after they become profitable", the quoted analyst said. Under these circumstances, Aurelian Dochia considers that the introduction of private management is a compromise solution, which is more easily acceptable politically.
Nici Cristian Ionescu, country cluster manager "Coface Romania", doesn't have much faith in the odds of success of the sale of stakes in state owned companies.
He said that no matter how real the political interests for privatization are, the latter will be difficult due to uncertainty: "The odds are very precarious, as investors have a low appetite for risk, and
