Turkey will push through $9 billion of sell-offs this year in addition to the $41 billion already completed, OIB Privatization Administration acting chairman Ahmet Aksu said on Thursday.
He said secondary public offerings of companies being privatized could also come onto the agenda in 2011, including in companies Petkim, Turkish Airlines and Halk Bank.
Novo Nordisk announced a global workforce reduction of approximately 9,000 positions to streamline operations and reinvest DKK 8 billion (€1 billion) in growth opportunities for diabetes and obesity treatments.
Ineos CEO Ineos calls on European politicians to save the chemical industry.
The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) welcomes the fact that Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and US President Donald Trump have averted the danger of a trade war for the time being.
BASF sells a majority stake in its coatings business to the investor Carlyle.
