Election result positive for AdP privatisation
- From: Vol 12, Issue 6 (June 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Europe
- Country: Portugal
- Related Companies: Aguas de Portugal
The reform of state-owned water company Águas de Portugal is a priority for the newly elected government. Partprivatisation may not be as simple as it looks.
The clear-cut victory of the opposition centre-right Social-Democratic party (PSD) in Portugal’s 5th June general election is likely to have a significant impact on the country’s water sector.
The PSD is committed to a wideranging privatisation of Portugal’s extensive public sector assets – to be carried out “before the next elections” – in order to reduce public sector costs ...
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