1.   The Victorian government predicts its electricity privatisation program will give the Australian Stock Exchange a substantial listed utilities sector over the next decade.

2.   Mandela launched a privatisation program to help reconstruct the economy of post-apartheid South Africa, and is urging foreign investors to come in with new technology and jobs.

3.   Mexico has also pledged to speed up its privatisation program and open its markets, particularly the financial sector.

4.   No figure was given for how much the privatisation program would raise.

5.   Other areas for reform were plans for an expanded privatisation program, simplified customs procedures, and liberalisation in the agricultural sector.

6.   The lacklustre Telkom performance would not deter the Indonesian government from its privatisation program, analysts said.

7.   The plan outlined a huge privatisation program, higher education spending, higher productivity, and a shift from labour-intensive industry to high technology.