Moody's rating action assumes that BPCL's status as a government-owned entity in India will continue until at least the conclusion of the proposed sale
The gap is expected to be met by non-sugarcane sources like wheat and corn
Govt officials and industry experts confident that the Centre's stake in BPCL can be sold at a premium of 20-30%
At least 25 unions have already called a nationwide strike protesting against the Centre's move to privatise BPCL
A major reason why the government kept NRL outside the strategic sale of BPCL was its importance to the Assam Accord
The high valuation is another reason for analysts to be cautious on the stock
Strategic sale decision welcome; should have come earlier
The party said the strategic disinvestment of public sector enterprises was like 'selling the family silver to meet daily expenditure inevitably ruining the family'
The decision to undertake strategic disinvestment and transfer management control in entities like SCI, Concor, BPCL are welcome, Ficci said in a statement
The Centre hopes that disinvestment proceeds will make up for some of the revenue shortfall that is expected this year
Apart from BPCL, the Cabinet also approved divestment of its stake from Shipping Corp, THDC India, and NEEPCO, and most of its stake in Container Corporation of India (CONCOR).
The company should get good suitors as it is sitting on good infrastructure and has a stable business outlook; the valuation seems attractive
The Centre on Wednesday decided to go for sale of its entire 53.29 per cent stake and transfer of management control in BPCL to a strategic buyer
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said privatisation of BPCL will be without the company's equity shareholding of 61.65% in Numaligarh Refinery in Assam
The management control will continue to be retained with the government after considering equity held by other state-run companies in the divested firm
Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) hit a new high of Rs 548, up 6 per cent.
Her attack comes days after Sitharaman reportedly said the government was looking to wrap up the sale of state-run Air India and oil refiner and marketer BPCL by March 2020
BPCL will be a key to achieving the divestment target, of which only Rs 17,364 crore is met so far
The finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that government stake sale in the company will be completed by March next year.
The finance minister stated the strategic disinvestment of the two state-run companies is critical for the government to meet its disinvestment target of Rs 1 trillion for the current fiscal year