11. Privatized Russian companies, used to decades of secrecy under communism and to running things their own way, have proved hostile to outsiders. 12. Six other companies will be privatized over a four-year period. 13. The British and Dutch broke off diplomatic ties with Mexico when their companies were privatized. 14. The government hastily privatized the company. 15. The workers were protesting plans to privatize the company. 16. Those measures ranged from speeding up tariff cuts to easing foreign-investment restrictions to privatizing state companies to fortifying intellectual property laws. 17. We are planning to privatize state companies -- this is of the highest importance. 18. When companies were privatized, Berezovksy wanted to buy them privately at a prenegotiated price. 19. While the companies are all privatized, such a move could only take place with the approval of the countries where the companies are based. 20. Particular support will be given to supporting efforts to privatize Russian companies and improving the banking and taxation systems. |