Finance Minister Unakitan Briefs U.S. Investors About Privatization

NEW YORK - Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan on Wednesday met with U.S. investors and businessmen during ''Roadshow'' meetings organized by ''Citigroup'' in New York.
Privatization Administration Board Chairman Metin Kilci and Finance Ministry Budget and Finance Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Kesik accompany Unakitan.
Unakitan and Kilci briefed U.S. investors and investment fund representatives about the privatization program in Turkey, and developments in Turkish economy.
Those who Unakitan met were the representatives of institutions investing in Turkey and the region.
Unakitan is expected to meet administrators of U.S. companies in Turkey on Thursday.
Citigroup officials said great interest was shown to the meetings held by Unakitan and the accompanying delegation.
Unakitan will continue contacts in New York on Thursday, and is also expected to hold a news conference at 17.00 local time to brief about his contacts.
Unakitan and the accompanying delegation will continue Roadshow meetings on Friday in Boston.
The delegation is expected to return to Turkey on Saturday.
(AY) 09.07.2003