Belarus asks Rothschild for privatization advice

Belarus took a step towards more privatization of its economy on Friday when it invited the Rothschild Group to advise the government how to do this in an effort to boost the state-run, enfeebled economy.

"We not only want to receive your (price) estimates of privatised companies, we would like to learn a lot from you," Lukashenko told the gathering.

Rothschild has been at the centre of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. Today, it provides investment banking, corporate banking, private banking and trust services to governments, corporations and individuals worldwide. Being an independent investment bank free from conflicts of interests and pressure from investors, the Rothschild Group can offer independent and impartial advisory services.

Over the past seven years, the Rothschild Group has been recognized Best M&A Adviser in Europe. Since 1995, it has been the leading advisor in capital stock. The group announced consulting services worth a total of over $240 billion.

N M Rothschild & Sons (more commonly known simply as Rothschild) is an investment bank company of the Rothschild family. The Rothschild Group sticks to the policy of diversification of assets among various sectors of economy in a number of countries (mainly in the UK and other European states). Over the last two years, the company has been particularly strong in Eastern Europe and the CIS states.