Information service for firms seeking to invest in privatized enterprises within the world’s emerging economies. Provides on-line access to business profiles of state-owned companies and assets currently for sale, along with details of the relevant laws, regulations and procedures overning these transactions.
PrivatizationLink is a specialized facility within the Investment Promotion Network (IPAnet) of MIGA at the World Bank.
WWW access free, although first-time users are required to register with the service. Services offered include:
- standardized profiles of firms intended for privatization: searchable database of privatization-related investment opportunities as well as background information on the privatization programs of the countries covered by the service. Users can search by country, sector or keyword to retrieve detailed profiles of enterprises and assets being offered for sale
- contact information on key privatization professionals: a searchable directory of government, multilateral and private sector organizations and individuals involved in privatization
- privatization-related news and events
- online reference materials: compendium of privatization laws, statistical summaries of previous privatization transactions and a bibliography of privatization-related publications. The Library also features hyperlinks to the WWW sites of national privatizationagencies, as well as other private sector, government and multilateralorganizations that provide support to privatization efforts in various regions of the world
- legal, country and sector background information through IPAnet