Axiata and Airtel close landmark Bangladesh merger
Malaysia’s Axiata Group and India’s Bharti Airtel have completed the merger of their units in Bangladesh, marking the South Asian country’s first ever telecoms ...
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Axiata ups stake in edotco Myanmar under call option
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiata Group is exercising its call option agreement with YSH Finance, a subsidiary of Singapore-based investment holding company Yoma Strategic Holdings, to ...
Axiata to sell stake in Cambodia’s Smart to finance infrastructure expansion and acquisitions
Malaysian telco Axiata Group is looking to sell part of Cambodian mobile operator Smart Axiata. Group CFO Chari Thandalam Veeravalli Thirumala was quoted ...
Ooredoo denies Indosat sale
Qatari incumbent Ooredoo is not selling Indonesian telecoms and satellite operator Indosat Ooredoo, the company said in a statement. The announcement follows Bloomberg’s report ...
Axiata looking to sell subsidiaries stakes to cut down debt
Malaysian telco Axiata Group is reportedly looking to reduce stakes in some of its operations in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Cambodia, to raise ...
Telia sells Tcell stake amid plans to exit Eurasia by year-end
Sweden’s Telia has agreed to sell its 60% holding in Tcell to Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). A Telia spokesperson told TelecomFinance that the ...
Axiata looking to up stake in Singapore’s M1 to boost regional operations
Malaysian telco Axiata Group is reportedly interested in increasing its stake in Singaporean telecom operator M1 as part of plans to turn the company into ...
High court clears Robi Axiata and Airtel Bangladesh merger
Malaysia’s Axiata Group and India’s Bharti Airtel have won approval from the Bangladeshi High Court for the merger of their local units ...
edotco names Oliver Coughlan as COO, Vijendran Watson as Myanmar MD
Malaysian giant Axiata’s towerco edotco has appointed Oliver Coughlan (pictured) as its COO, effective 1 September. Coughlan currently serves as the MD of edotco Myanmar where he will be replaced by Vijendran Watson. The ...
Telstra in early stage talks to buy Mobifone stake
Australian incumbent Telstra is reportedly among those in early stage talks to acquire a stake in Vietnamese state-owned mobile operator ...
