Treuhandanstalt (for some assets and functions)

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Treuhandanstalt was the German government agency responsible for privatizing and restructuring the former East German state-owned enterprises after reunification.

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instanceOf German government agency
privatization agency
alsoKnownAs Treuhand
appliesToJurisdiction German Democratic Republic (former territory)
linked to: East Germany

former East Germany
linked to: East Germany
archivesAt Bundesarchiv
controversialFor closure of unprofitable enterprises
mass layoffs
rapid privatization
sale of assets below perceived value
country Germany
dissolved 1994-12-31
follows state ownership system of the GDR
hasEffect large-scale transfer of public assets to private ownership
significant deindustrialization in some East German regions
transformation of East German economy into market economy
hasTask liquidate non-viable enterprises
privatize East German state-owned enterprises
reduce public ownership in the former GDR economy
restructure East German state-owned enterprises
settle property claims
headquartersLocation Berlin
former East Berlin
inception 1990-03-01
industry economic policy
public asset management
languageOfWorkOrName German
legalForm public-law institution
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
mainSubject management of former East German state assets
privatization of state-owned enterprises
restructuring of state-owned enterprises
numberOfEmployeesAffected millions
numberOfEnterprisesManaged over 8000
operatedIn Berlin (East)
linked to: East Berlin

new federal states of Germany
operatedInPeriod post-reunification Germany
ownedBy Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
parentOrganization Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
reasonForDissolution completion of main privatization mandate
significantEvent German reunification
linked to: unified Germany
subjectOf historical research on German reunification
parliamentary inquiries in Germany
public debate in Germany
subordinateTo German federal government
successor Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben

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Staatsbank der DDR successor Treuhandanstalt (for some assets and functions)