Nabiullina and Oreshkin supported privatization – Kommersant

The head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, supported the privatization and said that in the Russian Federation there is something to privatize without prejudice to the country’s strategic interests. Presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin agreed with the head of the Central Bank and advocated privatization in the form of the state withdrawing from inefficient assets.

“I think that, of course, it should be privatized. We have something to privatize without prejudice to strategic interests,” Nabiullina said at the session.

“I am closer to the position of Andrei Leonidovich Kostin (head of VTB.— ”b”), who spoke about privatization. But not in the form of large-scale privatization, but in the form that Elvira Sakhipzadovna (Nabiullina.—) spoke about. ”b”): an exit from assets inefficiently used by the state for the benefit of the state,” said Mr. Oreshkin, who, together with the head of the Central Bank, is a participant in the SPIEF macroeconomic discussion (quoted by TASS).

Mr. Kostin previously offered restart privatization. In his opinion, it can become a source of funds for creating a new model of economic growth. “I am sure that the resumption of the privatization program will not only make it possible to successfully attract funds to the budget on market terms, but will give a powerful impetus to clearing those “bottlenecks” where the willingness to take risks, make quick and unconventional decisions is especially important today,” he said. in the article.

May 11, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev declaredthat a “big privatization” should take place in Russia. At the same time, he noted that no one wants a repetition of the situation with loans-for-shares auctions. Later, he clarified his words, saying that the proceeds from the privatization of assets were not included in the budget. May 15 Mr. Moiseev announced launching a marketplace for the sale of state facilities that everyone can buy.

Read more about the state’s opinion on privatization – in the material “Kommersant” “Sell what you don’t need”.

Erdni Kagaltynov