Finnish investor eyes railway stake, Ansip reiterates state’s interest

Feb 15, 2006
Staff and wire reports

TALLINN - VR, Finland’s national railway company, has expressed an interest in buying the controlling stake in Estonian Railway from current shareholders, Finnish media reported. Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, meanwhile, said the state was still interested in acquiring the asset – a 66 percent stake in the Estonian Railway – if the price was reasonable. Economy Ministry officials have reportedly claimed a fair price would be 2.2 billion kroons (141 million euros). The Taloussanomat newspaper ...

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