Greece dispels fears over privatisation after reforms passed
The Greek government rejects claims that the creation of a new fund will pave the way for state-owned assets to be privatised amid worker protests. Greece has denied that an omnibus of reforms passed by the parliament on Tuesday amount to privatisation measures amid protests and worker walkouts. All but one of the 153 lawmakers from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ leftist-led coalition in the 300-seat parliament in Athens voted in favour of reforms that will see control of state-owned assets handed to an umbrella sovereign wealth fund. Greek lawmakers attend a parliamentary session before a vote for an omnibus bill cutting spending on pensions, speed up privatisations and reform the electricity market, in Athens, Greece, September 27, 2016. (Reuters) Greece is undertaking the reforms in a bid to unlock €2.8 billion ($3.14 billion) of loans in time for a meeting of euro zone finance ministers next week, an installment from the country’s third bailout in six years of €86