Russia may sell Rostelecom stake to local rivals
The Russian government reportedly may choose to alleviate military concerns about Rostelecom falling into foreign ownership by selling its controlling ...
Tag: Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)
MTS targets Akado
Russia’s largest mobile operator MTS is reportedly in talks to acquire Moscow-based telco Akado in an effort to expand its ...
Rostelecom eyes Rbs10bn loan
Russia’s Rostelecom is planning to secure a Rbs10bn (US$313.56m) loan with state-controlled bank VTB. A spokesperson for the Moscow-based telco, also state-controlled, ...
MTS prices US$500m bond
Russia’s MTS has priced a US$500m ten-year bond with an interest rate of 5%. The loan participation notes will mature ...
MTS hires banks for bond issue
Russian mobile operator MTS has mandated a consortium of banks to arrange investors meetings regarding a planned US dollar bond ...
BelCel names new acting director
Belarusian mobile operator BelCel has named Sergei Semenovich Shinkarev as its new acting director. The Minsk-based company, owned by the ...
FAS indicates support for Tele2 Russia-Rostelecom tie-up
The head of the Russian antitrust authority has reportedly come out in favour of a potential tie-up between the VTB ...
VTB talking to investors about Tele2 – CFO
Russian state-controlled banking group VTB CFO Herbert Moos has said the organisation intends to divest a controlling stake in recently-acquired ...
MTS India appoints new CEO
Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), which operates under the MTS India brand, has appointed Dmitry Shukov as its new CEO. Shukov ...
VTB to raise Tele2 Russia’s value ahead of sale
Russia’s state-controlled VTB Group will work to increase the market value of recently-acquired mobile operator Tele2 Russia before on-selling it, ...
