The expert estimated the probability of the start of "big privatization"

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov mentioned the "big privatization" on March 18. Later, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev clarified that the ministry had already identified seven companies that the authorities were ready to transfer to private hands in 2026. According to experts, there may be benefits in "big privatization," but the state will not implement the idea to its own detriment.

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But the interests of Russian entrepreneurs will be a priority, Putin said at the RSPP congress.

By launching privatization, the state can simultaneously generate revenue from sales and launch the stock market by offering new securities from the most reliable issuers. The main task is to calculate correctly. If there is no demand, then you can lose, especially considering that the budget will lose part of the dividends.

The source of Izvestia, an authoritative participant in the stock market, noted that the state would not sell its assets at a loss for itself.

"The statement of the head of the Ministry of Finance does not entail any obligations. No one will sell to their own detriment. Siluanov declared a new stage of privatization for 2026. At that time, the rates will decrease, and they will "wait for the window" (the expression of the head of Sberbank, German Gref, when it was announced the sale of part of the bank's shares. — Ed.). If I may say so, he said that we are starting KVN, and how it will continue depends on many conditions," the expert commented.

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