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VEON Progresses in Kyivstar Group’s Nasdaq Listing with the Public Fil...
VEON Progresses in Kyivstar Group’s Nasdaq Listing with the Public Filing of Registration Statement on Form F-4 Dubai and Kyiv, June 5, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) (“VEON”), a global digital operator, announces the public filing of a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the listing of Kyivstar Group Ltd. (“Kyivstar Group”), the parent company of Ukraine’s leading digital operator JSC Kyivstar, on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). This filing represents a milestone in VEON’s pl...
Kyivstar Group Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results in Conjunc...
Kyivstar Group Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results in Conjunction with its Nasdaq Listing Process Total operating revenue reaches USD 255 million or UAH 10.6 billion, up 37.1% year-on-year in USD and 49.6% in local currency termsProfit for the period amounts to USD 44 million, up 22.2% year-on-year in USD and 33.7% in local currency terms, with a profit margin of 17.3%Adjusted EBITDA1 reaches USD 140 million, up 50.5% year-on-year in USD and 64.6% in local currency terms, with an adjusted EBITDA margin1 of 54.9% Completes acquisition of Uklon, Ukraine’s leading ride-hailing busi...
- Chris Hoare
Japanese Telcos Q4 FY24 review: Inflationary telco market
Japan’s mobile sector accelerated again in Q4 and we think is heading to above inflation. With both KDDI and DCM recently announcing price increases the environment is increasingly benign and should be helped by NTT’s recent acquisition of SBI Sumishin Net Bank. Our recent trip to Japan highlighted how positive the environment is; NTT stays our preferred pick, with KDDI closely behind.
Empowering Kazakh Students: VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan introduces AI-ba...
Empowering Kazakh Students: VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan introduces AI-based Tutor powered by KazLLM Dubai and Astana, June 3, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announce the launch of “AI Tutor”, a collaboration of Beeline Kazakhstan and Qazcode. AI Tutor is an AI-powered learning assistant designed to support children’s and adults’ learning experience in Kazakh language. Built on the locally developed KazLLM large language model, AI Tutor represents a step in digital inclusion and educational acc...
VEON and Engro Corporation Complete Pioneering Infrastructure Partners...
VEON and Engro Corporation Complete Pioneering Infrastructure Partnership in Pakistan Islamabad and Dubai, June 3, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” or “the Company”), announces that it has successfully closed the partnership for the pooling and management of telecommunications infrastructure assets in Pakistan with Engro Corporation Limited (“Engro Corp”). VEON’s infrastructure assets housed under Deodar (Private) Limited have now vested into Engro Connect, a subsidiary of Engro Corp. VEON’s digital operator Jazz will continue to lease Deodar’s extensive ...
- Felix Fischer
PBR.N PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S/A ADS
MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC.
GTE GRAN TIERRA ENERGY
GPRK GEOPARK
ARCO ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC. CLASS A
ACD ADECOAGRO S.A.
CENCOSUD CENCOSUD S.A.
VCM.B VOLCAN COMPANIA MINERA S.A.A. CLASS B
4FZ ORBIA ADVANCE CORP. SAB DE CV
PAMP PAMPA ENERGIA SA
ALSEA ALSEA S.A.B. DE C.V.
MINSURI1 MINSUR S.A.
FALABELLA FALABELLA S.A.
TGSU2 TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL SUR SA CLASS B
YPFD YPF SA CLASS D
KUOB GRUPO KUO S.A.B.
ECOPETROL ECOPETROL SA
AEROMEX GRUPO AEROMEXICO
PFAVH AVIANCA HOLDINGS SA PFD
INRETC1 INRETAIL PERU
AESGENER AES GENER S.A.
TIGO SDB MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA SWEDISH DEPOSITORY RECEIPT
NEMAKA NEMAK S.A.B. DE C.V.
CEXA CEMEX SAB DE CV (ADR)
TUPY3 TUPY S/A ORD
UGPA3 ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
USIM5 USINAS SIDERURGICAS DE MINAS GERAIS PREF A
NATU3 NATURA & CO HOLDING SA
LTM LATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA
FEC FRONTERA ENERGY CORP
NEXA NEXA RESOURCES S.A.
RAIL3 RUMO SA
KALLPA KALLPA
CSNA3 COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL
VALE3 VALE S.A.
KLBN3 KLABIN SA
SUZANO SUZANO
UNIGEL UNIGEL
AMBP3 BZ AMBIPAR PARTICIPACOES E EMPR
- Chris Hoare
Global EM Telcos & Towers Bull market continues – NSR GEM Top-10 June...
It was another very strong month for our picks as the EM Telco bull market continues. As we have been arguing for some time EM Telco is a much better space than it used to be, and the market has now started to understand this. This note also includes key news & other thoughts, to try to help investors generate alpha within the EM Telco space.
- Felix Fischer
Asia Monthly – May 2025 In Review - Lucror Analytics
In our latest Asia Monthly, we discuss the performance of major Asian credit indices and review UST curve movements in May 2025. We also provide a recap of major news and macroeconomic releases, including those from the US, China, India, Indonesia and Japan. In addition, we summarise the top/bottom performers, recent USD bond issuances and rating actions in Asian corporate credit, as well as a list of our recent research. The Asia Monthly publication serves to keep investors updated on devel...
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MAS MELCO RESORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED SPONSORED ADR
JSWSTEEL JSW STEEL LIMITED
00813 SHIMAO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
XGH CHINA WATER AFFAIRS GROUP LIMITED
00817 ENN ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
CHINA JINMAO HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED
01238 CENTRAL CHINA REAL ESTATE LIMITED
00992 POWERLONG REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LTD.
VED LENOVO GROUP LIMITED
02777 VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC
03383 GUANGZHOU R&F PROPERTIES CO. LTD. CLASS H
TATASTEEL AGILE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
4755 TATA STEEL LIMITED
MEDC RAKUTEN INC.
ICT PT MEDCO ENERGI INTERNASIONAL TBK
01098 INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES INC.
00603 ROAD KING INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
OL5 CHINA OIL & GAS GROUP LTD.
Z25 SHUI ON LAND LTD.
SXC YANLORD LAND GROUP LIMITED
03377 SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
00880 SINO-OCEAN GROUP HOLDING LTD.
INDY SJM HOLDINGS LIMITED
8WY PT INDIKA ENERGY TBK
01668 WYNN MACAU LTD.
WFG1 CHINA SOUTH CITY HOLDINGS LIMITED
SCNR WEST CHINA CEMENT LTD.
01030 SUNAC CHINA HOLDINGS LTD.
00884 SEAZEN GROUP LTD.
JPFA CIFI HOLDINGS (GROUP) CO. LTD.
00142 JAPFA COMFEED INDONESIA
600803 FIRST PACIFIC CO. LTD.
JFC ENN ECOLOGICAL HOLDINGS (A)
KIJA JOLLIBEE FOODS CORP.
BIOCON PT KAWASAN INDUSTRI JABABEKA TBK CLASS A
9984 BIOCON LIMITED
SM SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
00405 SM INVESTMENTS CORPORATION
KOU YUEXIU REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
VLL KWG GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
00656 VISTA LAND & LIFESCAPES INC.
ADANIPORTS FOSUN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
PWON ADANI PORTS & SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE LTD.
ICBP PT PAKUWON JATI TBK
TBIG PT INDOFOOD CBP SUKSES MAKMUR TBK
599A PT TOWER BERSAMA INFRASTRUCTURE TBK
TATAMOTORS SANDS CHINA LTD.
ADANITRANS TATA MOTORS LIMITED
POWR ADANI TRANSMISSION LTD.
AZRE PT CIKARANG LISTRINDO TBK
01112 AZURE POWER GLOBAL LTD.
VHM HEALTH AND HAPPINESS (H&H) INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
MSC VINHOMES
ADANIGREEN STUDIO CITY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS ADS
00017 ADANI GREEN ENERGY LIMITED
RNW NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
PGEO RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC
PT. PERTAMINA GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
- Chris Hoare
GEM Telcos: Consolidation – THE theme driving improved trends for EM T...
Earlier this month we published on how Global EM Telco Capex is falling rapidly, in large part driven by consolidation. On average EM Telco markets have fallen from a peak of 7 players to under 3. We expect many to end up with 2, or even a single network. How much further far might this cut capex?
VEON and Engro Corporation Advance to Closing Pioneering Infrastructur...
VEON and Engro Corporation Advance to Closing Pioneering Infrastructure Partnership in Pakistan Following Regulatory Approvals Islamabad and Dubai, May 23, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” or “the Company”), announces that it has now secured all regulatory approvals for its strategic partnership with Engro Corporation Limited (“Engro Corp”) for the pooling and management of telecommunications infrastructure assets in Pakistan. The partnership, initially announced on December 5, 2024, is expected to enhance the efficiency of infrastructure and digital investm...
- Filipe Botelho
- Josseline Jenssen
- Lorena Reich
Beeline Uzbekistan Moves its Headquarters to Tashkent’s IT Park, Deepe...
Beeline Uzbekistan Moves its Headquarters to Tashkent’s IT Park, Deepening Commitment to Uzbekistan’s Digital Future Dubai and Tashkent, May 20, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), announces that its digital operator Beeline Uzbekistan celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in the Tashkent IT Park on May 20th. The new Beeline Uzbekistan headquarters in IT Park will be home to Beeline Uzbekistan’s employee base of around 2,000, including the operator’s digital services teams, VEON AdTech and Beelab (the ...
- Chris Hoare
Takeaways from Meetings with the Japanese Telcos + Rakuten in Tokyo. D...
We met with all 3 of the incumbent Japanese Telcos & Rakuten in Tokyo last week, as well as visiting Osaka to talk to NTT in more depth about IOWN. Overall, we remain bullish on Japanese telcos operationally and buyers of all three incumbents. NTT remains our top pick followed by KDDI.
- Chris Hoare
- Chris Hoare
- David Lopes
Millicom (Buy, TP: $46, +31%) On a path to $1bn EFCF. Upgrade target ...
Following our day spent with Millicom in Miami and Q1 results we review our model. Assuming the Colombian deal closes we now see the company on a path to $1bn EFCF once synergies are delivered. Dividends are likely to rise to over $4/share, driving the shares towards $50. We remain Buyers and upgrade our price target to US$46.
VEON 1Q25 Earnings Release: Strong Start to 2025, Digital Revenues Su...
VEON 1Q25 Earnings Release: Strong Start to 2025, Digital Revenues Surge 50%, Driving Growth VEON 1Q25 Earnings Release: Strong Start to 2025, Digital Revenues Surge 50%, Driving Growth Dubai, May 15, 2025 VEON 1Q25 Highlights Total revenue growth of 8.9% YoY to USD 1,026 million (12.9% YoY in underlying local currency terms) EBITDA growth of 13.7% YoY to USD 439 million (10.4% YoY in underlying local currency terms) Direct digital revenue growth of 50.2% YoY to USD 147 million (+54.3% YoY in local currency terms), representing 14.3% of revenues for quarterTotal cash and cash equivalent...
- Leonard Law
- Trung Nguyen
- Chris Hoare
Rakuten (Reduce, ¥510, -42%) Q1 25 Quick Take: Mixed, mobile momentum...
Profits disappointed despite revenue being 1% ahead of expectations, partly driven by one-off non cash hedging costs. Mobile remains weak as sequential improvement in MNO revenue slowed materially, as net adds slowed and ARPU fell sequentially
VEON Joins GSMA Advance’s People Excellence Partner Program as Foundin...
VEON Joins GSMA Advance’s People Excellence Partner Program as Founding Member to Further Professional Skills Development Dubai, May 12, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, today announces its partnership with GSMA Advance, the learning and skills division of the GSMA, to join the People Excellence Partner program which recognizes and supports organizations committed to upskilling their teams and fostering a culture of knowledge advancement through the GSMA Advance comprehensive suite of learning materials. This collaboration makes VEON the inaugural partner of the ...
- Filipe Botelho
- Josseline Jenssen
- Lorena Reich
Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Latam
In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: YPF, Falabella, Geopark, Canacol, Cencosud, TGS, Millicom, Klabin, C&W Communications, Movida, GOL, Orbia, Minerva, Suzano, Rumo, Investment Energy Resources, Simpar, Ultrapar
CENCOSUD CENCOSUD S.A.
4FZ ORBIA ADVANCE CORP. SAB DE CV
FALABELLA FALABELLA S.A.
TGSU2 TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL SUR SA CLASS B
YPFD YPF SA CLASS D
TIGO SDB MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA SWEDISH DEPOSITORY RECEIPT
UGPA3 ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
RAIL3 RUMO SA
KLBN3 KLABIN SA
SUZANO SUZANO
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