Mohammad Arshad
The transaction of Jinnah Convention center is underway, the pre-qualification of bidders is completed and PC is moving ahead and also meeting with CDA, completion of this transaction is expected by the end of this year.
It was revealed in weekly privatisation review meeting in Islamabad on Thursday focusing on the progress so far made in the transaction of various entities to be privatized.
Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammedmian Soomro chaired the meeting and briefed about that the hiring of financial advisors for the sale of remaining properties has been initiated as the EOIs to that effect had already been published.
The Expression of interest for the open bidding/auction of Services International Hotel Lahore are going to be invited in the first week of August, 2021. The transaction is likely to be completed in the first week of September.
Moreover, the transaction of NPPMCL is also pursued and a series of meetings with stakeholders are held on almost daily basis to resolve the debt and equity matters. For that purpose, a plan of action is already agreed upon regarding debt-refinancing for the plant from local commercial banks.
The meeting reviewed the difficulties being faced in the privatisation process of SME, HBFCL and First Women Bank Limited.
The summary regarding transaction detail of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) would be presented before CCoP in its next meeting. In the end the current status regarding the privatisation of DISCOs was also discussed.
