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Less than 5% of Aramco to be sold: Mohammed bin Salman

Published: 25 Apr 2016 - 02:19 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 01:00 pm
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Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 24, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to sell less than 5 percent of its state oil giant Saudi Aramco  via an initial public offering (IPO), Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview on Monday. 

He also said he expected Aramco to be valued at more than $2 trillion, and that he wanted it to be transformed into a holding company with an elected board, and then added that subsidiaries

of the company would also be sold by IPO. 

"The 5 percent is from the parent company," he said on television. 

Reuters