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Army of US consultants weigh in on Ukrainian privatisations

The Ukrainian government is poised to sell off everything from distilleries to electricity plants in a major privitisation drive, with the help of Western-trained experts. [...]

Published on 09/07/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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