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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-08-24
CONTENTS
[01] Nine candidates for Larco plant (recasts)
[02] PM thanks Cyprus, Turkey for support
[01] Nine candidates for Larco plant (recasts)
A total of nine Greek and foreign investors have expressed an interest
in a procedure to privatise Larco, a mining and metals plant in
south-central Greece, Economy and Finance Minister Yiannis
Papathanassiou announced on Monday.
The minister, in a statement, said the number of investors interested
in the privatisation of Larco showed there was strong investment
interest for the company.
"This clearly created a positive base for the development of the
privatisation procedure to the benefit of the enterprise and the
country. Increased interest for Larco was also a clear message of
confidence in the prospects of the Greek economy in the midst of an
unprecedented economic crisis," he stated.
The nine bids are currently being evaluated by the state's financial
and legal consultant.
[02] PM thanks Cyprus, Turkey for support
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Monday spoke with Cyprus President
Demetris Christofias and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan by
phone.
Christofias called Karamanlis to express his support in the face of
several wildfires that erupted in Greece, while the Greek PM thanked
the Cypriot president for the fire-fighting aid dispatched by the
island republic.
The Turkish premier also expressed his solidarity with his Greek
counterpart, whereas Karamanlis thanked Erdogan for the dispatch of a
Turkish fire-fighting plane to Greece.
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