2008-10: DB flotation put on hold

GERMANY: The partial flotation of DB Mobility Logistics AG scheduled for October 27 has been postponed as a result of the turmoil in the global financial markets, which would have impacted on the potential value of the shares. Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück and DB Chairman Hartmut Mehdorn announced the decision in Berlin on October 9, but said that no new date would be set until the market environment improved sufficiently to ensure a successful flotation.

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2008-10: Market reforms revitalise European rail freight

FREIGHT: Does competition between operators improve efficiency and is the separation of infrastructure from operations necessary to develop viable competition? Jeremy Drew compares the impact on customers of railway reforms in three European countries.

Jeremy Drew is an independent consultant advising on the reform and privatisation of railway operations around the world.

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[Railway Gazette International]