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Global EM Telcos When does Digital drive a re-rating? Upgrade VEON, V...
We analyze how much revenue EM Telcos are generating from digital businesses, and therefore at what point they are likely to make the transition from being “Telcos with digital assets” to “Digital first”. We use this to predict when the market is likely to re-rate those exposed, and as a result make multiple upgrades across our GEM Telcos.
VEON’s JazzCash Wins Silver Award for Innovation in Lending at Money20...
VEON’s JazzCash Wins Silver Award for Innovation in Lending at Money20/20 USA 2025 DUBAI / LAS VEGAS – October 28, 2025: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), today announces that its digital financial services platform in Pakistan, JazzCash, has won the Silver Award in the Banking category at Money20/20 USA 2025, a leading global platform for the financial services ecosystem. The award recognizes ReadyCash, JazzCash’s pioneering digital lending feature that provides instant and accessible credit to individuals and mi...
- Chris Hoare
VEON (Buy, $65, +29%) [Sponsored Research] 3Q25 Earnings Preview
Ahead of VEON's results day on 10th November, we lay out our 3Q25 expectations. We highlight two non-cash charges that are likely and present our expectations for adjusted earnings in this note. We continue to see VEON is a unique operator whose expanding digital presence has created a strong ecosystem in our view. It remains as one of our top EM picks.
VEON to Release 3Q25 Earnings Update on November 10, 2025
VEON to Release 3Q25 Earnings Update on November 10, 2025 VEON to Release 3Q25 Earnings Update on November 10, 2025 Dubai, October 24, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), a global digital operator, today confirms that it will release its selected consolidated financial and operating results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, at 9:00 GST (0:00 EST) on November 10, 2025. VEON will also host a results conference call with senior management at 16:00 GST (7:00 EST) on the same day. 3Q25 results conference call To register and access the event, please click her...
- Chris Hoare
VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan to Acquire Online Classifieds Business OLX ...
VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan to Acquire Online Classifieds Business OLX Kazakhstan Astana, Amsterdam and Dubai, October 21, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON”), a global digital operator, and OLX Group announce today that Beeline Kazakhstan, VEON’s Kazakh operating company, has agreed to acquire 100% of the Kazakh online classifieds business OLX Kazakhstan (“OLX KZ”), from OLX Group for a total consideration of USD 75 million. Founded as a marketplace connecting millions of buyers and sellers across goods and services, jobs, autos and real estate, OLX KZ is one of the most widely used ...
- Chris Hoare
- Chris Hoare
Global EM Telcos & Towers First down month, AMX into the Top-10 for T...
After 8 extremely strong months, September bucked the trend. 6 of our Top Picks saw profit taking with only Airtel Africa, Millicom, Telefonica Brasil and LILAC posting positive returns. This note also includes key news & other thoughts, to try to help investors generate alpha within the EM Telco space. Having strongly outperformed we switch out Millicom for AMX which we now see as a cheaper, lower risk, way to play Latin American telcos.
- Chris Hoare
- Chris Hoare
Nigerian Telcos Q2 25 review: Very strong; Upgrade MTN and AAF price ...
Local currency growth accelerated to above 60% in Q2 (from 40% in Q1), driven by a full quarter impact from the 50% price increase approval, and the improving macro. EBITDA performance in Q2 was very strong for both players and especially for MTN.
VEON Inaugurates JazzCash Experience Lounge in Islamabad
VEON Inaugurates JazzCash Experience Lounge in Islamabad Dubai and Islamabad, September 18, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), today announce the inauguration of the experience lounge of JazzCash, its digital financial services platform in Pakistan. Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad; Deputy Governor SBP Saleem Ullah; VEON Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu; and JazzCash CEO Murtaza Ali inaugurated the Experience Lounge in Islamabad, Pakistan today. On this occasion, Jazz CEO and Chairman Mobilink Microf...
- Chris Hoare
Global EM Telcos & Towers Continuing strong: NSR GEM Top-10 September...
August was a rather eventful month for two of top picks as LILAC announced the Puerto Rican asset separation and Kyivstar, the Ukraine arm of VEON, successfully listed on the NASDAQ (see our initiation HERE). All of our top picks performed well again. This note also includes key news & other thoughts, to try to help investors generate alpha within the EM Telco space. We make our first change to the list, swapping TIM Brasil for Telefonica Brasil.
Kyivstar Rings Opening Bell at Nasdaq Marking Landmark Listing and Hig...
Kyivstar Rings Opening Bell at Nasdaq Marking Landmark Listing and Highlighting Ukraine’s Investment Case New York – August 29, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON), a global digital operator and parent company of Ukraine’s leading digital operator Kyivstar Group Ltd (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW) (“Kyivstar”), today rang the opening bell on Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) in New York, capping a week of activities highlighting Kyivstar’s listing and the investment opportunities for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Kyivstar Board and Kyivstar President Oleksandr Komarov were joined by the Prime Minister...
- Chris Hoare
VEON and Kyivstar to Host Investor Meeting on August 28, 2025
VEON and Kyivstar to Host Investor Meeting on August 28, 2025 New York, August 28, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator and Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), a leading telecommunications and digital operator in Ukraine (“Kyivstar”), announced today that Kyivstar will host an investor meeting on Thursday, August 28, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Eastern Time. The meeting will provide an update on Kyivstar’s strategic initiatives, financial performance, and market outlook. Members of the senior management team will present key developments from the second qu...
VEON and Kyivstar to Mark Historic Listing with Nasdaq Opening Bell an...
VEON and Kyivstar to Mark Historic Listing with Nasdaq Opening Bell and to Launch “Invest in Ukraine NOW!” Campaign in the U.S. New York, August 27, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON”), a global digital operator and parent company of Ukraine’s leading digital operator Kyivstar Group Ltd (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW) (“Kyivstar”), are today kicking off a series of strategic engagements in New York to celebrate the first Ukrainian landmark listing on Nasdaq and to officially launch their “Invest in Ukraine NOW!” campaign in the United States. Kyivstar began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market (...
“KYIV” Ticker Goes Live on Nasdaq as Kyivstar Group Commences Trading
“KYIV” Ticker Goes Live on Nasdaq as Kyivstar Group Commences Trading Landmark listing makes Kyivstar the first and only publicly listed pure-play Ukrainian investment opportunity in the U.S. Stock Markets Kyiv, New York, Dubai - August 15, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON”), a global digital operator and the parent company of Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV) (“Kyivstar” or “Kyivstar Group”), is proud to announce that Kyivstar today starts trading on Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “KYIV”. With the commencement of today’s trading, Kyivstar Group (Nasdaq: KY...
Ahead of Its Historic Listing on Nasdaq, Kyivstar Group Completes Bus...
Ahead of Its Historic Listing on Nasdaq, Kyivstar Group Completes Business Combination with Cohen Circle Kyiv, New York, Dubai, and Philadelphia – 14 August 2025 - VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON”), a global digital operator and parent company of Ukraine’s leading digital operator JSC Kyivstar (“Kyivstar”), and Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: CCIR) (“Cohen Circle”), a special purpose acquisition company, have today closed the previously announced business combination between Kyivstar Group Ltd. and Cohen Circle (the “Business Combination”), which will make Kyivstar Group Ltd. a...
VEON Completes Sale of Beeline Kyrgyzstan
VEON Completes Sale of Beeline Kyrgyzstan Dubai, August 13, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), announces that it has completed the sale of its 50.1% indirect stake in Sky Mobile LLC, operating under the Beeline brand in Kyrgyzstan, to Open Joint Stock Company “Eldik Bank” (“Eldik Bank”). The transaction was completed following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. This transaction follows VEON’s previously announced strategy to simplify its group structure and optimize its portfolio, focusing on countries with larger populations and with opportu...
VEON’s Kyivstar Delivers First Messages via Starlink in Direct to Cel...
VEON’s Kyivstar Delivers First Messages via Starlink in Direct to Cell Satellite Connectivity Test in Ukraine Dubai and Kyiv, August 12, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, today announces that Kyivstar, its digital operator in Ukraine, has successfully conducted a test of satellite and terrestrial network integration using Starlink Direct to Cell technology. This is the first field test of of Starlink Direct to Cell in eastern Europe. During the pilot in the Zhytomyr region, Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov and Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhail...
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