Samsung helps win Fokker reprieve

Samsung helps win Fokker reprieve

Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok said yesterday that several companies, including South Korean conglomerate Samsung, were still interested in acquiring the loss-making Dutch aircraft-maker Fokker. The Dutch government on Friday approved a two-week extension to bridging credits for the beleaguered plane-maker. Fokker has depended on the state-cash injection since its majority shareholder Daimler Benz cut off support on 22 January.