The operation has become one of the most successful chapters in the Serbian saga of privatisation, a process marred by lack of regulation, widespread allegations of fraud and corruption, and a host of other problems since a 2001 law paved the way for selling off state assets.
Rad železare postao je jedno od najuspešnijih poglavlja priče o privatizaciji u Srbiji, procesu poremećenom nedostatakom regulative, rasprostranjenim tvrdnjama o malverzacijama i korupciji i mnoštvom drugih problema od 2001. godine kada je usvojen zakon kojim je otvoren put prodaji državnih kompanija.