Other issues facing the government are the curbing of the budget deficit and further privatization of public enterprises.

For example, further privatizations took place, and several public services that had been subsumed under the policies of the welfare state were tentatively reduced.

He has also questioned the usefulness of further privatizations, a keystone of government policy since 1988.

Surveys since 1979 show that trade unions have become less feared and that there is less support for further privatization.

It remains to be seen whether the Mwanawasa government will follow a similar path of implementing economic reform and undertaking further privatization.

"And there will probably be no further privatizations."

The donors may press for further policy changes, such as increased cost recovery and further privatization.

Protesters claim the forum is a platform for further privatization of water supplies.

Through further privatization in 2004 and 2005 the government's share was reduced to 70,9%.

In 2006, he called for further privatization to improve wait times.