罗马尼亚出售国有铁路货运

 　　BUCHAREST, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR), a railway freight operator, Thursday succeeded in getting a majority stake of 51 percent in state-owned railway freight operator CFR Marfa, by offering 202 million euros (266.64 million U.S. dollars).

　　"After six hours of negotiations¹ ... we can declare a winner in the race for the privatisation of CFR Marfa and that is Grup Feroviar Roman," said Transport Minister Relu Fenechiu.

　　According to the official, GFR offered 202 million euros, to be paid up in full. The winning bidder² will invest roughly 200 million euros in the company in the years to come and 1.5 million euros for environmental works.

　　The government has set a starting price of 180 million euros for the indebted CFR Marfa which expects to post a gross loss of 211 million lei (61.5 million dollars) this year. The last time CFR Marfa recorded an annual profit was in 2007.

　　"We hope to sign the privatisation contract in the near future and we hope CFR Marfa will become a profit-making, flagship company for Romania," said Fenechiu, adding that the contract is scheduled for signing next week and the deadline for GFR to show the money is two months after the contract is signed.

　　GFR remained the only bidder in the race for CFR Marfa after the Romanian-Austrian association Transferoviar Grup - Donau Finanz and American company OmniTRAX have withdrawn³. Both companies are contesting the privatization process.

　　In relation to the complaints filed by the other two bidders⁴, the minister said the judiciary opinions of the ministry's consultants⁵ indicate there is no basis on which to be considered.

　　GFR employs around 9,000 people and holds a 30 percent market share in the freight business.

　　The potential market monopoly of GFR following the takeover of CFR Marfa will be analyzed⁶ by the Trade Competition Council, said Fenechiu.

　　The sale of a majority stake in CFR Marfa is part of the reform program agreed by Romania with international lenders.

　　The Bucharest authorities promised the International Monetary⁷ Fund (IMF) to designate a winner of the auction⁸ for CFR Marfa by June 20, very shortly before the Fund Board meeting.

　　Grup Feroviar Roman, or simply GFR, is the largest private railway company in Romania and one of the largest in South Eastern Europe.

　　Founded in 2001, the company owns freight operations in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and Mozambique, and railcar production and maintenance operations in Romania, Hungary, Serbia and Ukraine.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。

3 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

4 bidders   

n.出价者，投标人( bidder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Bidders should proceed only if they intend on using a PayPal account to complete payment. Bidders的唯一形式，应继续只当他们在使用贝宝帐户，以完成付款打算。 来自互联网
• The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他竞标人抱怨说该合同的竞标不公平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 consultants   

顾问( consultant的名词复数 )； 高级顾问医生，会诊医生

参考例句：

• a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
• There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。

6 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

8 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。