Investment

A holding group owned by Ukraine’s richest man has acquired a 92.79% stake in Ukrtelecom...

Zain Iraq has set its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) into motion, creating a new company with which to register its Iraqi stock...

Ooredoo’s chief executive has confirmed that the company has raised $12 billion to fund its potential acquisition of a majority stake in Moroccan market-leader Maroc Telecom...

Malaysian operator group Axiata may attempt to acquire its Indonesian rival PT Axis Telekom...

Vietnamese service provider Viettel is reportedly looking to increase its overseas footprint by 2015...

Thailand’s state-owned operator TOT is close to securing financial backing from two major Japanese firms...

Myanmar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has signed a funding agreement with two major Japanese firms...

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is selling a 5% stake to Middle Eastern investment group the Qatar Foundation Endowment (QFE) for INR68 billion...

Scandinavian operating group Telenor has stated that it will acquire the number two Bulgarian operator, Globul, for €717 million...

Two Middle Eastern heavyweight operator groups are bidding for Maroc Telecom. Etisalat and Ooredoo (previously known as Qtel) have confirmed that they will attempt to purchase a majority stake in the Moroccan market leader...

Russian operator VimpelCom has pulled out of Cambodia, selling its entire operation in the southeast Asian country to its local partner for an as-yet-unrevealed amount...

The investment strategies of Indian operators over the next two years differ significantly from their counterparts in China, Indonesia and the Philippines...

Turk Telecom is acquiring two Bulgarian companies being sold by the Greek operator OTE...

Telefonica’s financial troubles continue in Latin America with a double dose of misfortune...

As a means of reducing its debt, Telefonica is reportedly aiming to sell a minority stake in its Colombian unit, with the IPO possibly on course for this year...

A major participant in the bidding race for Morocco’s market leader has dropped out...

With peace restored in 2002 after decades of civil war, foreign investment in Angola has multiplied and the mobile market has soared despite a continued duopoly between Unitel and Angola Telecom's Movicel...

Brazil’s number two operator, TIM Brazil, has outlined its plan to invest BRL10.7 billion ($5.4 billion) in the market by 2016...

The number three operator in Colombia is looking to merge with a smaller local provider to increase its presence in the market...

The CEO of Scandinavian operator TeliaSonera has resigned following an investigation into the firm’s dealings in Uzbekistan...

China Mobile is reportedly considering expanding into five new markets...

Scandinavian operator Telenor has scaled back its Indian unit, stating that it intends to spend no more than INR155 billion (US$2.85 billion), with the goal of recouping this amount by the end of Q4 2013...

The Middle Eastern operator Qatar Telecom (QTel) is reportedly considering acquiring the majority stake in Maroc Telecom...

Bharti Airtel is reportedly considering buying one of the smaller South African operators...

Weather Investments is suing the government of Algeria for US$5 billion, claiming that the state was responsible for damages to the firm’s holding in Orascom Telecom Algérie (branded as Djezzy)...

Virgin chief Richard Branson has revealed that Virgin Mobile is currently holding discussions with Russian mobile operators with a view to launching an MVNO in the country...

The Scandinavian operator Telenor has revealed its new Indian partner, following its confirmation that it would continue to have a presence in the country...

One of Russia’s largest operators is acquiring a 50% stake in the country’s market-leading mobile retailer...

Two major Russian operators are considering forming a joint venture out of their respective tower businesses...

A major Hungarian corporate venture capital investor is set to provide a EUR1 million mezzanine finance facility to a Budapest-based cloud delivery firm...

Russian owned operator, MTS has released its Q2 report with heavy losses in Uzbekistan.

America Movil may be seeking to increase its presence in Europe, the Polish Paper Puls Biznesu has indicated.

Industry sources have told Bloomberg that Vodafone is in the final stages of agreeing on a partnership with Kuwaiti operator Zain.