1.   The more serious issues of privatising banks may be pushed to the background.

2.   In a visit to Hong Kong, Peyrelevade said proposals to privatise the bank were running smoothly.

3.   Islamabad is preparing to privatise state banks, gas distributors and power stations in addition to its telecommunication corporation.

4.   It has to take more steps to deregulate the market and privatise banks.

5.   On Tuesday, the Italian government approved a plan to restructure and privatise the bank.

6.   The bank must be privatised within five years and details of all asset sales must be provided to the Commission.

7.   The French government has decided to privatise the bank which said it would need an additional capital injection of eight to nine billion francs for the exercise.