INTOSAI Working Group on the Audit of Privatisation


Directory of Privatisation Audit (October 1998)

Preface

The INTOSAI working group on the Audit of Privatisation, in its second meeting held at Ankara in June 1995, decided to establish a framework for dissemination of information on completed privatisation audits for the benefit of all Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs). This Directory of Privatisation Audit is one of the means to achieve this dissemination.

In order to compile this directory, information was requested from the SAIs of 160 Countries. Of these, over 44 Countries have so for responded and 25 countries have conducted privatisation audits. The information received from these SAIs has been reproduced in the directory. We express our gratitude to the various SAIs for making available the information pertaining to privatisation audit and we shall be very grateful if other SAIs also have not so far provided such details will be able to do so, so that the working group can incorporate them in the next edition of the directory. It is presumed, that the SAIs who have not responded probably have yet to initiate work with respect to privatisation audit. Since this is the first endeavour to systematize and to put in shape the work undertaken by various SAI relating to privatisation audit, the group would also be very grateful for suggestions for improvement of this directory. All endeavours would be made for incorporating the suggestions, so that future editions of the directory may become more comprehensive and user-friendly.

Please send your country details or any amendments to the details you have already presented to Mr. Dipak Anurag, Director (RIR), Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, 10, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, Indraprastha P0, New Delhi, India, Pin - 110 002.

How to use the directory

The information collected from the various SAIs have been put across in a comprehensive manner.

Part - I contains details of the audit undertaken by the various SAIs in the field of privatisation. This part covers all the information of the sectors such as Industrial, Agricultural, Retail, etc. in which privatisation audit has been undertaken. Further, the methodology adopted for privatisation audit and issues dealt have been brought out in this part. The information pertaining to the SAIs along with names of the contact person, telephone numbers, fax numbers, details of website and address of the SAI has also been presented.

Part - II contains the Indexes, which have been designed for quick reference of the work undertaken by the various SAIs. 

For those interested in specific information, index number 'A' can be utilized wherein the SAIs have been segregated, with respect to areas in which they have undertaken privatisation audit viz., industrial, agricultural, financial, retail business.

Similarly, in the index number 'B', issues dealt in privatisation audit by the various SAIs have been segregated i.e. cost of privatisation, value of business, role of advisers, determination of sale price etc. For example; if one were to look in for information of SAIs which have dealt with issue of cost of privatisation a reference to index number 'B', may be made wherein the list of such Countries appears. 


Part I - Who has done what and who to contact

Country: Antigua and Barbuda

Name of SAI: Government of Antigua and Barbuda
Contact Aran Armetrong, Director
Address : Audit Department, Social Security Annex High and Long Streets, St.Johns, Antigua, West Indies
Telephone : (268) 462-0021 Fax : (268) 462-0022
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial:
Financial:
Agricultural:
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No
Trade sale: No
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Austria

Name of SAI: Rechnungshof (Austrian court of Audit)
Contact Mr.Wolfgang Raschendorfer, Deputy Director
Address : P.O.Box.240, A-1033, Vienna, Austria
Telephone : ++43 (1)711 71-8358 Fax : ++43 (1) 718 09 69
E-Mail: rh.into@magnet.at
Web Site: http://www.intosai.magnet.at/intosai/

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Energy 
Financial:
Agricultural:
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods: Mgt. buy outs

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 10
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: 2.5 billion USD

Country: Bangladesh

Name of SAI: Comptroller & Auditor General of Bangladesh
Contact MrWazir Ahmed Fateh, Addl.Dy.Compt. & Auditor General
Address : 43, Kakrail Road
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Telephone : 841447 Fax : 832690
E-Mail: saibd@citechco.net
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial:
Agricultural: Yes 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues: Tendering process
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 2
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Taka 121,38,25,012 (One US$ = 45 Taka)

Country: Belgium

Name of SAI:
Contact Ignace DESOMER, Head of the Cabinet of the Senior President
Address : Regentschapsstraat 2, B-1000
Brussel, Belgium
Telephone: 00 32 2 551.81.11 Fax : 00 32 2 551.86.22
E-Mail : Internat@ccrek.be
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Nil

Country: Botswana

Name of SAI: Office of the Auditor General, Botswana
Contact MR. E.P.S. LETSIDIDI, Depury Auditor General
Address : Private Bag 0010,
Gaborone, Botswana
Telephone : 351050 Fax : 267-353101
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No.
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No .
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Nil

Country: Brasil

Name of SAI: Tribunal de Contas da Uniao-TCU
Contact Sergio Freitas de Almeida, International Relations Officer
Address : Tribunal deContas daUniao- TCU, Assessoria de Relacoes-ARINT
SAFS-Sala 336, Brasilia-DF, CEP:70042-900
Telephone : 005561 316-7626 Fax : 005561 316-7522
E-Mail: sergiofa@tcu.gov.br
Web Site: http://www.tcu.-ov.br.

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted
Industrial: Electirc, Mining 
Financial: Yes
Agricultural: Retail:
Other sectors: Railway

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods: Lease and concessions

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues: Regularity of the process
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 15
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: US $ 7.9 billions

Country: Canada

Name of SAI: OAG
Contact Mr.Hugh McRoberts,
Address : 240 Sparks St., Ottawa
Ontario, KIA OG6
Telephone: 613-995-3708 Fax:613-957-0213
E-Mail: McRoberts_Hugh A/Sparks@oag-bvg.gc.ca
Web Site: http://www.oao,-bv(,.cyc.ca/

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors: Transport, Printing

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues: Regulatory process
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 1

Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $ 1.71 billion USD

Country: Chile

Name of SAL Contraloria General de la Republica
Contact Mr.Arturo Aylwin A., Contralor General de la Republica
Address : Teatinos,
56, Chile
Telephone : (56) (2) 698 4291 Fax :(56) (2) 695 0732
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted
Industrial: Yes
Financial: Yes
Agricultural: Yes
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases
Auction: No
Trade sale: Yes
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 40
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: US $ 1.400 (Millions)#

Country: Commonwealth of Dominica

Name of SAI: Audit Department
Contact Ralph J.M.Elwin, Director of Audit
Address : Govt. Headquarters,
Rosean, West Indies
Telephone : 809-44-82401(314)
Fax: 809-44-85200
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted
Industrial:
Agricultural:
Other sectors:
Financial: 
Retail:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Role of advisers: No
Value of business: No
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Czech Republic

Name of SAI: Supreme Audit Office
Contact Marie Eisnerova, Deputy Director,Dpt.of International Relations
Address : Jankovcova 63, 170 004
Praha 7, Czech Republic
Telephone : ++4202 8726 536 Fax : ++4202 6671 0671
E-Mail: MarieEisnerova@NKU.cz
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial:
Agricultural: Yes 
Retail: Yes
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues: Legal regulations
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 15
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: 15 milliard CZK (35 CZK = 1 USD)

Country: Denmark

Name of SAI: Rigsrevisionen
Contact Mr.Henrik Otbo, Auditor General
Address: St.Kongensgade 45, DK-1264
Kabenhavn K, Denmark
Telephone : (+45) 33 92 84 00 Fax : (+45) 33 14 38 28
E-Mail: ftrr@ftrr.dk
Web Site: http://www.ftrr.dk

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial: Yes
Agricultural: Retail:
Other sectors: Insurance, Airline

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues: Staff issues
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 2
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: 1.3 billion USD

Country: Ethiopia

Name of SAI: Office of Federal Auditor General
Contact Mr.Lemma Argaw, Auditor General
Address : P.O.Box 457,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone : 251-1-123555
Fax : 251-1-552594
E-Mail 
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes
Agricultural: Yes
Other sectors:
Financial:
Retail: Yes

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods: Workers buy out

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Role of advisers: No
Other issues: Effectiveness
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Value of business: Yes
Determination of sale price: Yes
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $ 64 million USD

Country: Finland

Name of SAI: State Audit Office
Contact Mr. Vesa Kolvvnen, Senior Auditor
Address : Annankatu 44, 00100
Helsinki, Finland
Telephone : +(358 9) 228 541 
Fax : +(258 9) 2285 4220
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Mining and Quarry 
Financial:
Agricultural:
Retail:
Other sectors: Restaurants

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods: Mgt. buy outs E

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 2
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: 220 Million FIM (I US 5 = 5.5. FIM)

Country: Georgia

Name of SAI: Chamber of control
Contact Mr. Temury Godezdzishvili, General Adviser
Address : 103,David, Agmashenebeli
AVE.380064, Tbilisi
Telephone : (+995 32) 96-04-48 
Fax :(+995 32) 96-82-71
E-Mail: chamber@access.sanet.ge
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial: Yes
Agricultural: Yes 
Retail: Yes
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 50
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $10 million USD

Country: India

Name of SAI: Comptroller & Auditor General
Contact Mr. Deepak Anurag, Director, Research & International
Address : 10 Bahadur Sha Zafar Marg, Indraprastha Head Post Office
New Delhi, India
Telephone : 3231440 Fax : 91-11-3235446
E-Mail: cag@giad101.vsnl.net.in
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Energy 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 1
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $868 million USD

Country: Israel

Name of SAI: State Comptroller's Office
Contact Yehoshua Roth, Assistant to the State Comptroller
Address : Rashi 66, Jerusalem
91010, Israel
Telephone : 972 2 5315106\1
Fax : 972 2 5315150
E-Mail Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Agricultural:
Other sectors:
Financial: Yes
Retail: Yes

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Value of business: Yes
Determination of sale price: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 7
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $10 billion

Country: Japan

Name of SAI: The Board of Audit Japan
Contact Noriaki Katsuno, International Cooperation Officer
Address: 3-2-1, Kasumigaseki„ Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100, Japan
Telephone : 81-03-3581-8125 Fax
E-Mail: kys0036@nifty-serve.or.jp
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial:
Agricultural:
Other sectors:
Financial:
Retail:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Role of advisers: No
Other issues:
Value of business: No
Determination of sale price: No
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Nil 

Country: Jordan

Name of SAI:
Contact Dr.Abed Kharabsheh, President of the Audit Bureau
Address : The Audit Bureau, Amman
P.O. Box 950334, Jordan
Telephone : 00 962 6 5930174 
Fax : 00 962 6 5931180
E-Mail: Audit_B@amra.nic.gov.jo
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Agricultural:
Other sectors: Transport

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Telecom
Financial:
Retail:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes
Other issues:
Value of business:
Determination of sale price:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 4
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Lesotho

Name of SAI: Office of the Auditor General

Contact D.M. Lepitikoe, Auditor General
Address : P.O.Box 502,
Maseru, Lesotho
Telephone : 0266-314247
E-Mail
Fax: 0266-310366
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors: Airline

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes
Value of business: Yes
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 2
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $12.4 million USD

Country: Nepal

Name of SAI: Office of the Auditor General
Contact Bachchu Ram Dahal, Assistant Auditor General
Address : Babar Mahal, Kathmandu
P.O.Box 13328, Nepal

Telephone: 977-1-245910 
Fax: 977-1-226798
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Manufacturing 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $9.7 million USD

Country: New Zealand

Name of SAI: New Zealand Audit Office
Contact Mr.Wayne Cameron, Dy.Controller & Auditor General
Address : O/o the Auditor General, PO Box 3948
Wellington, New Zealand
Telephone : 0061-4-471 6500 Fax: 0061-4-471 6509
E-Mail: Waynec@oag.govt.nz
Web Site: http://www.netlink.co.nz/-oag/home.htm

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues: Rules & regulations
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 2
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $ 228 million USD

Country: Norway

Name of SAI: Auditor General of Norway
Contact Per Egil Astad, Assistant Director General
Address : O/0 the Aud. General of Norway, P.O.Box 8130 Dep
N-0032 OSLO, Norway

Telephone : +47 22 24 12 57
Fax :+47 22 24 1001
E-Mail: riksrevisjonen@riksrevisionen.no
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Papua New Guinea

Name of SAI: Auditor General's Office
Contact Sylvester Gwarimaia, Acting Manager, Training & Staff Development
Address : Auditor Generals Office, PO Box 423
Waigani, NCD PNG, Papau New Guinea
Telephone : (675)301 2274 Fax : (675) 325 2872
E-Mail: AGOIS@DG.COM.PG
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Nil

Country: Peru

Name of SAI: Contraloria General Dela Republica
Contact Ing. Enrique Mejia Zuloeta, Coordinating Privatisation Audit
Address : Jr. Camilo Carrilon NO. 114,
Lima 11, Peru
Telephone : 00 511 3303020 Fax : 00 511 3303025
E-Mail : emeJIA@CONDOR.GOB.PE
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial: Yes
Agricultural: Yes 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 22
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $2.4 billion

Country: Republic of Philippines

Name of SAI: Commission on Audit
Contact Atty.Celso D Gangan, Chairman
Address :Common Wealth Avenue, Batasan Hills
Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone : 931-92-78 Fax : 931-92-78
E-Mail: bobbic@net.ph
Web Site: 

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted
Industrial: Yes 
Financial: Yes
Agricultural: Yes 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues: Legality of disposal
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $1.77 million

Country: Republic of Slovenia

Name of SAI: Court of Audit
Contact Dr. FRANC ZIBERT, SENIOR ADVISOR
Address : RACUNSKO SODISCE, PREZIHOVA ULICA 4 1000 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
Telephone : +386 61 178 58 18 Fax : +386 61 178 58 91
E-Mail: FRANCLZIBERT@RACSOD.SIGOV.MAIL.SI
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Republic of Yemen

Name of SAL Central Organization for Control and Auditing
Contact Ahmed K.Ashaybani, General Director of Training & IR
Address : Sana'a, P.O.Box 151
Republic of Yemen, Yemen
Telephone : 00 967 1 419643
Fax : 00 967 1 419665
E-Mail: coca@y.net.ye
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted
Financial:
Retail:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Role of advisers: No
Value of business: No
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Republica Argentina

Name of SAI: Auditor General De La Nacion (AGN)
Contact Dr.Hectoronstano Rodriguez, Auditor General
Address : Hipotlito Yrigoyen 1236, PIS06,CP(1086)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telephone : 54-1-381 0358 
Fax : 54-1-383 9298
E-Mail: arisnaba@net.agn.gov.ar
Web Site: http://www.agm.crov.ar

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Electricity, refinery 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors: Transport

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods: Concession

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues: Legal framework
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 34
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $1.54 billion USD

Country: Russian Federation

Name of SAI: The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
Contact Veniamin S Sokolov, Auditor
Address: Gilyarovskogo street 31, Building 1,Moscow,P.B.129090
Moscow, Russian Federation
Telephone : (007095) 284 80 05 
Fax : (007095) 284 87 25
E-Mail: sjul@gov.ru
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 50
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Spain

Name of SAI: Tibunal De Cuentas
Contact Director, Institutional Relations
Address : Fuencarral 81, 28004
Madrid, Spain
Telephone : 4478701
E-Mail: tribunalcta@bitmailer.net
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Financial: Yes 
Retail:
Industrial: 
Agricultural:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues: Rules & regulations
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 2
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $ 5 billion USD

Country: Sri Lanka

Name of SAI: Auditor General's Department
Contact K.L. Perera, Deputy Auditor General
Address : Auditor Generals Department, Independence Square
Colombo-7, Sri Lanka
Telephone : 691151, 694458 
Fax: 697451
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Nil

Country: State of Kuwait

Name of SAI: State Audit Bureau
Contact Mr.Abdul Salam H. Shuaib, Director of Trainin" Research
Address : P.O.Box 1509, Safat
13016, Kuwait
Telephone : 00965 244 6671 Fax : 00965 244 3361
E-Mail : fawzia@auditkuwait.net
Web Site: www.audit.kuwait.net

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Nil

Country: State of Qatar

Name of SAI: State Audit Bureau
Contact Director of Economic Dept., Director of Economic Dept.
Address : P.O.Box 2466,
Doha, Qutar
Telephone: (0974) 441000 Fax : (0974) 412101
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Sultanate of Oman

Name of SAI: Secretariat General for State Audit
Contact Nassar H. A1 Rawahy, Director General of Audit
Address : P.O. Box 727, Muscat
P C 113, Sultunate of Oman
Telephone : (968) 740412
E-Mail: sages@gto.net.om
Web Site: www.sgsa.com
Fax : (968) 740264

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Agricultural: 
Other sectors:
Financial:
Retail:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No
Role of advisers: No
Other issues:
Value of business: No
Determination of sale price: No
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Switzerland

Name of SAI: Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO)
Contact Francois Faessler, Deputy Director
Address: Swiss Federal Audit Office, Monbijoustrasse Sla
CH-3003 Bern, Switzerland
Telephone : (004131) 323 1002 Fax : (004131) 323 1100
E-Mail: Elisabeth.Balmer-Pulfer@efk.admin.ch
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Thailand

Name of SAI: Office of the Auditor General
Contact Mr.Nontaphon Nimsomboon, Auditor General
Address: SOI AREESAMPAN, RAMA VI ROAD
BANGKOK 10400, Thailand
Telephone : (662) 273-9717 Fax : (662) 618-5807
E-Mail : oag@vayv.mof.go.th
Web Site: www.oag.mof.go.th

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Name of SAI: The General Auditing Bureau
Contact Mohammed Murshid al-Rehili, Supervisor of the Admnistrative Develop
Address : P.O.Box 7185,
Riyadh 11128, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Telephone : ++966 (1) 4043887 Fax : ++966 (1) 4032057
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Turkey

Name of SAI: The Turkish Court of Accounts
Contact Mr.Cevad Gurer, Head of International Relations Department
Address : T.C. Sayistay Baskanligi, 06100 Ulus
Ankara, Turkey
Telephone : 00 90 312 311 21 69 Fax : 00 90 312 311 65 45
E-Mail: saybsk3@tumet.net.tr
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural:
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:

Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: Tuvalu

Name of SAI: Office of the Auditor General
Contact Siliga Tala, Acting Auditor General
Address : Office of the Auditor General, Private Mail Bag
Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu Islands
Telephone : Fax
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits:
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits:

Country: United Kingdom

Name of SAI: National Audit Office
Contact Mr. Ed Humpherson, Principal Auditor
Address : 157-197 Buckingham, Palace Road, Victoria
London SWIW 9SP, United Kingdom
Telephone : 00 44 +171-798-7224 Fax : 00 44 +171-931-0155
Email Ed Humpherson through the National Audit Office enquiries desk, please mark your email for his attention
Web Site: http://www.nao.gov.uk/home.htm

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Yes 
Financial: Yes
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors: Transport, Telecom

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods: Mgt. buy outs

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 40
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $120 billion

Country: United States of America

Name of SAI: United States General Accounting Office (GAO)
Contact Linda L. Weeks, Director
Address: O/o International Liaison, 441, G Street
NW-Room 7806, Washington, DC 20548, USA
Telephone : ++202-512-4707 Fax : ++202-512-4021
E-Mail: weeksl@gao.gov
Web Site: http://www.gao.gov

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Energy, Military 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases :
Auction: Yes 
Trade sale: Yes 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: Yes 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 33
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $3.7 billion USD

Country: Venezuela

Name of SAI: Contraloria General de la Republics
Contact Mr. P. Albs Lopez, Economist
Address : Edificio Contraloria General, Av. Andres Dello, Guaicapuro
Piso 3, Direccion decontrol, Procesas de Privatization
Telephone: 508 36 64 Fax: 5718064
E-Mail
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: Cements, Steel, Electrical
Financial: Banks
Agricultural:
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: Yes
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: Yes 
Value of business: Yes
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: Yes
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: 33
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: $691 million

Country: Zimbabwe

Name of SAI:
Contact M.Chiri (Mrs), Deputy Manager
Address: O/o the Compt.& Aud.General, Box CY 143
Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
Telephone : 728321 Fax: 728327
E-Mail : CHIRI@AUDITGEN.GOV.ZW
Web Site:

Sectors in which privatisation audits were conducted:
Industrial: 
Financial:
Agricultural: 
Retail:
Other sectors:

Methods of privatisation adopted in these cases:
Auction: No 
Trade sale: No 
On stock exchange: No
Other methods:

Issues dealt with in the above audits:
Cost of privatisation: No 
Value of business: No
Role of advisers: No 
Determination of sale price: No
Other issues:
Number of reports prepared on privatisation audits: Nil
Approximated value of privatisation covered by audits: Nil

 

Part II - Indices

Index A
Reference to countries/SAI who have undertaken privatisation audit in the following sectors

Industrial
Austria
Bangladesh
Brasil
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ethiopia
Finland
Georgia
India
Israel
Jordan
Nepal
New Zealand
Peru
Republic of Philippines
Republica Argentina
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela

 

 

Agricultural
Bangladesh
Chile
Czech Republic
Ethiopia
Georgia
Peru
Republic of Philippines

 

Other Sectors
Brasil
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Jordan
Lesotho
Republica Argentina
United Kingdom
Retail
Czech Republic
Ethiopia
Georgia
Israel

Index B
Reference to Countries/SATs who have dealt with following issues in privatisation audit

Cost of privatisation
Bangladesh
Brasil
Canada
Chile
Denmark
Georgia
India
Jordan
Lesotho
Nepal
New Zealand
Peru
Republic of Philippines
Republica Argentina
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela
Valuation of business
Bangladesh
Brasil
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ethiopia
Finland
Georgia
India
Israel
Lesotho
Nepal
New Zeal and
Peru
Republic of Philippines
Republica Argentina
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela
Role of advisors
Bangladesh
Brasil
Denmark
Georgia
Israel
Jordan
Lesotho
New Zeal and
Peru
Republic of Philippines
United Kingdom
United States of America
Determination of sale price
Bangladesh
Brasil
Czech Republic
Ethiopia
Finland
India
Israel
Jordan
Nepal
New Zeal and
Peru
Republic of Philippines
Republica Argentina
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela
Other issues
Bangladesh
Brasil
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ethiopia
New Zealand
Republic of Philippines
Republica Argentina
Spain

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