BUCHAREST, July 21 (Reuters) - A planned initial public offering of a minority stake in Hidroelectrica, Romania's largest power producer was currently on hold pending legislative changes, chief executive Bogdan Badea said on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, the Constitutional Court upheld a bill passed by parliament which postpones any plans to list or privatise state firms by two years, a move analysts said would stunt capital markets and isolate the economy.
President Klaus Iohannis has yet to sign the bill into law. Before a postponement due to the coronavirus outbreak, Hidroelectrica had aimed to list up to 20% of its shares.
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