▁billion ▁more ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁emer ging ▁economy . ▁ ▁While ▁econom ists ▁generally ▁give ▁favor able ▁evalu ations ▁of ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁priv at ization ▁in ▁Latin ▁America , ▁opinion ▁pol ls ▁and ▁public ▁protest s ▁across ▁the ▁countries ▁suggest ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁is ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁or ▁have ▁negative ▁views ▁of ▁priv at ization ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁govern ments ▁in ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Central ▁Europe ▁engaged ▁in ▁extensive ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁state - owned ▁enter pr ises ▁in ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Central ▁Europe ▁and ▁Russia , ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁World ▁Bank , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Agency ▁for ▁International ▁Development , ▁the ▁German ▁Tre u hand , ▁and ▁other ▁government al ▁and ▁n ong overn ment al ▁organizations . ▁ ▁O ng o ing ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁Japan ▁Post ▁rel ates ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁postal ▁service ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁banks ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁debate , ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁Japan ▁Post ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁Jun ich iro ▁Ko iz umi ▁finally ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁priv at ization ▁process ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁last ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Japan ▁Post ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁largest ▁employ ers , ▁as ▁one - third ▁of ▁Japanese ▁state ▁employees ▁worked ▁for ▁it . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁holder ▁of