List of privatizations is a link list for notable privatizations. See also: Privatization. Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ...

Argentina

• Aerolíneas Argentinas, the former national carrier
• ENTel (national telecommunications company) - partitioned and sold to France Télécom and to Spanish Telefónica
• Buenos Aires Metro, given under concession but still owned by the State
• Correo Argentino, given under concession. Re-nationalized in 2003
• Obras Sanitarias (water company), given to concession to the French conglomerate SUEZ, who operates it under the name Aguas Argentinas
• Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA), sold to Lockheed Martin
• Ferrocarriles Argentinos, railway lines all over the country (some are being re-nationalized under the Kirchner administration)
• Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), national oil company sold to the Spanish Repsol. The government is now tring to create a new state oil company from scratch.

Aerolíneas Argentinas A340-200. ... France Télécom (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) (often spelled France Telecom, without the accents, in non-French text) is the main telecommunication company in France. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Vintage subway entrance on original Line A on Avenida de Mayo The Buenos Aires Metro (locally known as el subte, from subterráneo) is a mass-transit network that serves the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Nationalization is the act of taking assets into state ownership. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SUEZ (Euronext: SZE, NYSE: SZE) is a leading French-based multinational corporation, with operations primarily in water, electricity and natural gas supply, and waste management. ... The Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA, or Military Aircraft Factory) was Argentinas main manufacturer of military aircraft. ... Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ... Ferrocarriles Argentinos (FA) was a public company that managed the entire Argentine railway system for nearly 45 years. ... See Néstor Kirchner for the Argentine president. ... YPFs logotype Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF -means Fiscal Petroleum Fields-) was an Argentine state-owned oil company. ... Repsol YPF is an integrated oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries, principally Spain and Argentina. ...

Australia

• Qantas
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia
• Telstra (49% privatised; remaining 51% to be privatised soon)
• Commonwealth Serum Laboratories
• Commonwealth Industrial Gases
• Commonwealth Oil Refineries
• Electricity and gas supplies in Victoria
• State-owned betting agencies in most States
• Many long-distance and urban passenger railway services
• All freight railway services except Queensland Rail
• Most State-owned banks
• Government Printing Service (New South Wales)
• Government Cleaning Service (New South Wales)
• Government Insurance Office in New South Wales
• All public transport in Melbourne
• Sydney Airport

Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the worlds oldest continuously running airline. ... The Commonwealth Bank is the second largest bank in Australia, after National Australia Bank. ... Telstra Corporation (ASX: TLS, NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) is an Australian telecommunications company under joint public/private ownership, holding a dominant position in landline telephone services, large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite and ADSL services under the... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Wickham Terrace entrance to Central Station - showing Queensland Rail QR sign QR, previously known as Queensland Rail and Queensland Railways, is the corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway system in the State of Queensland, Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport (IATA: SYD, ICAO: YSSY), is located in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. ...

Bahrain

• Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Q1 2005, $800 million)

Brazil

• Telebrás
• Embratel
• RFFSA
• Vale do Rio Doce

Telebrás was the Brazilian state-owned monopoly telephone system. ... Embratel S.A. is a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. ... Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) is the largest mining company in the americas. ...

Canada

• Air Canada
• Canadian National Railway
• Petro-Canada
• Telus - In the province of Alberta, formerly Alberta Government Telephones
• Uranium Industry in Saskatchewan
• Teleglobe - An international telco carrier.
• Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
• Nova Scotia Power
• Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS)
• Potash Corp
• 407 ETR
• Ontario Hydro

Air Canada Boeing 767-300 (C-GGFJ). ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... Petro-Canada is a Canadian oil and gas firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. ... TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a telecom company from Canada, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... Teleglobe is an international telco carrier. ... Nova Scotia Power is a power generating and delivery company in Nova Scotia. ... Manitoba Telecom Services TSX: MBT, or MTS, (formerly Manitoba Telephone System) is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the third largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees. ... Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR), is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontario, Canadas Greater Toronto Area. ... The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario was established in 1906 by the provincial Power Commission Act to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara Falls. ...

Czechoslovakia

• Virtually everything after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. See voucher privatization in Czechoslovakia for details.

Non-violent protesters are fighting with flowers against armored policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce, Slovak: nežná revolúcia) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a bloodless revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government there. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Finland

• Finnair
• Sonera (former Telecom Finland)

Finnair Airbus A320-200 Finnair MD-11 Finnair is Finlands biggest airline and the national flag carrier. ... TeliaSonera AB is the result of a merger between the Swedish and Finnish telecommunications companies, Telia and Sonera. ...

France

• France Télécom (the French State is under 50% of France Télécom since september 2004)
• Snecma (in 2004 they sold 35% of Snecma for €1.45 billion)
• Pages Jaunes (Yellow Pages) (in 2004 they sold 32% of Pages Jaunes for €1.25 billion)
• SNCM (Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée) Ferry company. Privatized end of 2005.
• Électricité de France (EDF) (in december 2005 they sold 30% of EDF)
• Gaz de France (GDF) Prime minister Dominique de Villepin announced a merger between GDF and Suez company; since the state owns 80% of GDF, a new law would have to be passed in order to accept a privatization of GDF; the state would control only 34% of the capital of the new group [1].

France Télécom (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) (often spelled France Telecom, without the accents, in non-French text) is the main telecommunication company in France. ... Société Nationale dÉtude et de Construction de Moteurs dAviation or SNÉCMA is one of the worlds leading aerospace corporations, specialized in propulsion, equipment and associated services. ... In many countries, the Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory for businesses organized by the category of product or service. ... SNCM (Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée) is a ferries company operating in the Mediterranean sea. ... Électricité de France (EDF) is the main electricity generation and distribution company in France. ... Gaz de France is a French company which specializes in the transportatino and distribution of natural gas. ... Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (born 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco) simply known as Dominique de Villepin ( — , is a French diplomat and politician. ... SUEZ (Euronext: SZE, NYSE: SZE) is a leading French-based multinational corporation, with operations primarily in water, electricity and natural gas supply, and waste management. ...

Germany

• Deutsche Bundespost became
  • Deutsche Post Jan. 2005 - KfW buys 12% (€1.7 billion) to sell to public ([2]).
  • Deutsche Telekom
  • Deutsche Postbank (in 2004 a minority stake was floated for €2.5 billion)
• Deutsche Bundesbahn became Deutsche Bahn in 1994
• UFA underwent privatization in 1921

This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Deutsche Post Logo Deutsche Post AG is a German logistics, post and courier business seated in Bonn. ... Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) is a development bank based in Frankfurt, Germany. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Postbank AG is a leading German retail bank with headquarters in Bonn // History The Postscheckdienst was introduced 1909 by the German Reich. ... Plaque commemorating 5,000 kilometers of electrification. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ... UFA logo Universum Film AG, better known as Ufa or UFA, was the principal film studio in Germany, home of the German film industry during the Weimar Republic and through World War II, and a major force in world cinema during its brief existence from 1917 to 1945. ...

Greece

• OTE (Οργανισμός Τηλεπικοινωνιών Ελλάδος/Hellenic Telecommunications Company) was partly privatised in the 1990s, when its only shareholder at the time, the Hellenic State, reduced its share at the company to 36%
• Olympic Airways at first, then Olympic Airlines. The Hellenic State attempted to privatise the ailing airlines five times, more or less, within the last 10 years.

OTE (NYSE: OTE) is the national telecom provider of Greece. ... Olympic Airlines Boeing 737 Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές - O.A.) is the state-run, flag carrier of Greece. ...

India

• One of the few countries where privatization and globalization efforts have been carried out at the same time, and quite successfully, within a short span of a little over a decade. These efforts are ongoing and will continue over the next several years.
• Maruti
• BSNL

Māruti is Sanskrit for wind. It can be:- Another name for the father of Hindu God Hanuman (Maruti nandan) An Indian car manufacturer - Maruti Udyog This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Logo BSNL or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is Indias largest Communication Service Provider (CSP), and seventh largest in the world. ...

Iraq

• (planned) most industries except oil, at the behest of the United States occupation government.

Ireland (Republic of)

• Telecom Éireann

• Aer Lingus (2005)

Motto: none Anthem: Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldiers Song) Capital Dublin Largest city Dublin Official language(s) Irish, English Government Parliamentary democracy  - President Mary McAleese  - Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Independence From UK by treaty   - Declared 21 January 1919   - Recognised 6 December 1922  Accession to EU January 1, 1973 Area... The corporate logo. ... Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. ...

Italy

• Enel S.p.A. (1999 32% €16.6 billion, 2003 6.6% €2.2 billion, 2004 20% €7.5 billion) ([3])
• Terna (Enel sold 43.5% for €1.48 billion in June 2004) ([4])

Jordan

• Aramex International (Q1 2005, 75% for $150-200 million)

Japan

• Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
• Japan Post (half-privatized)
• Japan Tobacco
• Japan Railway (formerly Japanese National Railways)

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (日本電信電話 Nippon Denshin Denwa) is a telephone company that dominates the telecommunication market in Japan. ... Logo Japan Post ) is a public corporation in Japan offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. ... Japan Tobacco Inc. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道 Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō), abbreviated Kokutetsu (国鉄) or JNR, was the national railway network of Japan from 1872 to 1987. ...

Kuwait

• Kuwait Finance House (November 20004, 25% of the company for $1 billion)

Malaysia

• PosMalaysia - national postal services
• Telekom Malaysia
• Tenaga National Berhad - national electricity generation and distribution
• Johor Water Corporation
• Pasir Gudang Local Authority
• Malaysia Airlines
• Keretapi Tanah Melaya Berhad - national railway company
• Senai International Airport
• Malaysian Airports Holding

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is the largest telecommunication company in Malaysia. ... Pasir Gudang is a port (Johor Port Authority) town located 35 km east of Johor Bahru. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated MAS; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad) (IATA: MH, ICAO: MAS, and Callsign: Malaysia) is the national airline of Malaysia, serving international and domestic destinations. ... Senai International Airport (JHB) or known as Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail is the Johor state airport located near Johor Bahru, Malaysia. ...

Netherlands

• PTT, the mail and telecom company
• Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Known as PTT, or 批踢踢 in Chinese, its full English name Professional Technology Temple is known by few. ... // Introduction Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is the main public transport railway company in the Netherlands. ...

New Zealand

For more, see also: State-Owned Enterprises of New Zealand and Rogernomics State-Owned Enterprises in New Zealand (known as SOEs) are registered companies listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986. ... The term Rogernomics, a portmanteau of Roger and economics, was created by analogy with Reaganomics to describe the economic policies followed by New Zealand Finance Minister Roger Douglas from his appointment in 1984. ...

• Air New Zealand, privatized in 1989, subsequently rescued by the Crown
• Auckland International Airport
• Bank of New Zealand - subsequently rescued by the Crown, and later reprivatised
• Electricity Corporation of New Zealand (ECNZ) - part of which became privatized as Contact Energy in the period 1995 - 1998
• Government Print
• Ministry of Works and Development
• Natural Gas Corporation (NGC), ultimately absorbed into Vector Limited
• New Zealand Steel, privatized from 1987, now part of BlueScope Steel
• The Post Office Savings Bank (POSB), bought by the ANZ bank in 1989
• Telecom New Zealand, privatized in 1990
• New Zealand Rail Limited, privatized in 1993, became Tranz Rail Limited in 1995 - Government subsequently repurchased the track lease
• various council-controlled organisations formerly owned by territorial authorities: see also Local Authority Trading Enterprises (LATEs)

Air New Zealand (IATA: NZ, ICAO: ANZ, and Callsign: New Zealand) ASX: AIZ NZX: AIR is a major scheduled passenger airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. ... The Crown is a term which is used to separate the government authority and property of the state in a kingdom from any personal influence and private assets held by the current Monarch. ... Auckland International Airport (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) is the largest and busiest international airport of New Zealand. ... The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is one of New Zealands largest banks. ... The Crown is a term which is used to separate the government authority and property of the state in a kingdom from any personal influence and private assets held by the current Monarch. ... New Zealand Steel is a large steel factory located at Glenbrook, New Zealand. ... BlueScope Steel is a flat product steel producer with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific and North America. ... The Post Office Savings Bank (constructed between 1904 and 1912) in Vienna, Austria, was designed by Otto Wagner and became an important early work of modern architecture. ... ANZ Banking Group New Zealand is one of the largest banks in New Zealand. ... Telecom New Zealand (NYSE: NZT) is a telecommunications company, owns most of the New Zealand telephone network and is the second largest mobile phone operator. ... Toll NZ Limited (Tranz Rail Holdings Limited until May 2004) is the parent company of New Zealands principal railways operator. ... Toll NZ Limited (Tranz Rail Holdings Limited until May 2004) is the parent company of New Zealands principal railways operator. ... Council-controlled organisations, council organisations and council-controlled trading organisations in New Zealand are what were formerly known as Local Authority Trading Enterprises (LATEs). ... Territorial authorities is the formal term for the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. ...

Qatar

• Q-Gas (Q1 2005, 50% for $600 million)

Romania

• Electrica - electricity distributor
• Petrom - national petroleum company
• Romtelecom - national telecommunications company
• Sidex - steelworks

Petrom is a Romanian oil company and, with a revenue of €2. ... Romtelecom is the largest telecommunications company in Romania; the majority of shares are held by the Greek telecommunications company OTE (54. ...

Saudi Arabia

• Al-Bilad Bank (November 2004, 50% valued at $400 million)

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Al Bilad Bank. ...

Sweden

• Nordea (19.5% owned by Swedish government) ([5])
• OMX (6.75% directly owned by Swedish government) ([6])
• SAS (50% owned by Swedish, Danish, Norwegian government) ([7])
• Telia Sonera (56.68% owned by Swedish and Finnish government) ([8])

Nordea Logo Nordea is a financial services group operating in Northern Europe, based in Stockholm. ... OMX AB is a Swedish-Finnish financial services company, formed in 2003 through a merger between OM AB and HEX plc. ... Scandinavian Airlines is a multi-national airline for Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Nordic countries. ... TeliaSonera AB is the result of a merger between the Swedish and Finnish telecommunications companies, Telia and Sonera. ...

United Arab Emirates

• Damas Jewelry (November 2004, 55% of the company for $224 million)

United Kingdom

• British Telecom
• British Steel
• British Gas
• British Airways
• British Airports Authority
• British Petroleum
• British Rail
• Cable and Wireless
• British Leyland - privatised piecemeal as Rover Group, Jaguar plc, Leyland Trucks, Leyland Bus, Istel, Unipart, Alvis plc, and numerous other companies, some of which have since recombined
• Royal Aircraft Establishment - partial privatisation
• Water industry (England & Wales)
• Electricity Industry
• British Coal Industry
• Air Traffic Control system
• One million council-owned houses sold to their tenants
• Her Majesty's Stationery Office - HMSO - Partial privatisation
• British Technology Group (now BTG plc)
• National Bus Company
• Scottish Bus Group
• Many municipal bus companies (local authority owned)
• Passenger Transport Executive owned bus companies
• London bus operators
• Rolls-Royce plc
• British Shipbuilders
• British Aerospace
• The Independent Broadcasting Authority's engineering (transmitter) department (privatized as Network Transcommunications Ltd, now NTL)

BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ... British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ... Logo as private enterprise Logo under state ownership British Gas was formerly the name of the United Kingdoms monopoly gas supplier. ... British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... BAA plc is the owner and operator of seven major United Kingdom airports and operator of several airports worldwide, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. ... BP plc (LSE: BP, NYSE: BP, TYO: 5051 ), originally British Petroleum, is a British energy company with headquarters in London, one of five vertically integrated private sector oil, natural gas, and petrol (gasoline) supermajors in the world, along with Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Total. ... The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Majors Conservative government. ... Cable and Wireless is a British telecommunications company. ... The British Leyland Motor Corporation (often abbreviated to simply BL), was a Britain in 1968. ... 1936 Rover 10 1962 Rover 80 Rover 2000 1995 Rover 200 Rover (the MG Rover Group) is a manufacturer of automobiles in the United Kingdom, based at the famous Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car brand which is now owned by the Ford Motor Company. ... Leyland Motors is a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries and buses. ... Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. ... Unipart is a corporation which specializes in providing logistics, automotive parts and accessories to its clients. ... The Vickers corporation, founded as the Vickers company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment. ... This article needs cleanup. ... British Coal was a former British corporation consisting of the assets of various coal mining firms which had been nationalised. ... De Beauvoir Estate, De Beauvoir Town, East London The council house is a form of public housing found in the United Kingdom. ... Her Majestys Stationery Office (usually abbreviated as HMSO) is part of the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom. ... BTG plc (LSE: BGC) is a public limited company specialising in the licensing and commercialisation of medical innovations. ... The National Bus Company was a bus company in the United Kingdom. ... Scottish Bus Group logo, as displayed on vehicles, timetables and such, as a suffix to the local fleetname (e. ... A municipal bus company is an operator of bus services owned by the local government authority. ... In the United Kingdom, Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) are local government bodies which are responsible for public transport within large urban areas. ... Rolls-Royce plc is the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ... British Shipbuilders was a public corporation that owned and managed the UK shipbuilding industry from 1977 to 1986. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television (ITV and Channel 4 - cable and satellite television were the responsibility of the Cable Authority) and radio broadcasts. ... NTL Incorporated is a US listed British company providing cable services (internet, telephone and television) prodominantly in the United Kingdom. ...

United States

• Conrail
• Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
• Student Loan Marketing Association (SLM Corporation) (Sallie Mae)
• New Jersey Transit

Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ... The federal government of the United States created the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (NYSE: FNM), commonly known as Fannie Mae, in 1938 to establish a secondary market for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). ... SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is United Statess number 1 paying-for-college company, managing more than $112 billion in student loans for more than 8 million borrowers, and employing 10,000 individuals at offices nationwide. ... New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ The end of the Port Jervis Line The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

References

• Sample Firms Privatized Through Public Share Offerings, 1961-August 2000 - Appendix to Juliet D’Souza, William L. Megginson (1999), "The Financial and Operating Performance of Privatized Firms during the 1990s", Journal of Finance August 1999