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Mironovskiy Hleboproduct (MHP), a Ukrainian poultry and grain producer, has stated that it plans to launch an IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The company has not stated how much... 2008-04-18

Mironovskiy Hleboproduct (MHP), a Ukrainian poultry and grain producer, has stated that it plans to launch an IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The company has not stated how much... 2008-04-18

Latvia's government has approved its largest privatisation after years of indecision. The privatisation of LMT, a mobile phone operator, looks set to come in the form of a share swap... 2008-04-16

The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) jumped 2.5% April 5 after the index was recalculated to reflect the number of shares freely available for trading rather than total capitalisation,... 2008-04-11

The April 8 auction of the first of 20 Russian military properties up for sale this year has been delayed. The Defence Ministry is hoping to raise billions of dollars to fund the... 2008-04-11

China's second-largest gold miner launched a Shanghai IPO on April 7. The IPO, which will take subscriptions on April 15 and 16, is the first major issue since China Railway Construction... 2008-04-10

There are signs that Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) may be privatising United Bank. The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt has said that the managing director of the bank, Tarek Helmy,... 2008-04-08

The Ukrainian privatisation agency, the State Property Fund, has announced the sale of majority stakes in 10 of the state's electricity firms. In March the sale of 60% plus one share... 2008-04-08

Rwanda's finance minister has announced that the government will sell its 10% stake in Sonorwa, an insurance firm, in May. The company will be the first to list on the Rwandan Over-The-Counter... 2008-04-07

Kenya's Safaricom began the subscription process for its share sale on March 28. The much anticipated IPO was met with thousands subscribing on the first day. Interested parties have... 2008-04-07