TAIPED

Greece's privatization agency, TAIPED, said on Wednesday it was seeking a financial adviser for the sale of minority stakes in two water utilities.

Under its international bailout agreement, Greece must sell an 11 percent stake in Athens Water Supply & Sewerage SA (EYDAP) and a 23 percent stake in Thessaloniki Water Supply & Sewerage SA (EYATH).

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Greece opened expressions of interest on Friday for hiring consultants on utilizing the state shares in seven major companies, including utility Public Power Corporation and Athens International Airport.

Greece's privatization agency said it concluded the 400-million-euro ($437 million) sale of Astir Palace, a luxury seaside resort outside Athens, to Turkish-Arab fund Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund on Thursday.

Greece has received two expressions of interest for the purchase of Rosco, its rail maintenance company, the country's privatization agency said on Monday.

It said it had received expressions from Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA (Trenitalia) and Skoda Transportation.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received a warm welcome by all parties as he took the podium following Parliamentary Speaker Zoi Konstandopoulou’s prologue. He said that his goal was to serve national interests and to keep his party’s pre-election promises.

If SYRIZA is elected on January 25, it will be asking Greece's foreign creditors for a "technical extension" to the bailout deal, which expires officially on February 28, a candidate for the leftist party in Athens's second district, Nadia Valavani, told Athina 984 radio on Tuesday.