VOL. XLIV

No. 02

8-January-2001

TURKEY

Turkish Government Submits Energy Liberalization Bill To National Assembly

On 14 December Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit presented to the National Assembly a bill outlining measures for the liberalization of Turkeys power generation industry. Submission of the bill before a 21 December meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was a condition set by the IMF in order for Turkey to obtain the $7.5bn emergency loan package put together in early...