In our latest Asia Monthly, we discuss the impact of the Middle East conflict on our Asian Coverage Universe. In addition, we review the performance of major Asian credit indices and UST curve movements in March 2026. 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 ...
VEON Announces 2026 AGM and Board Nominees Dubai and New York, March 31, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, (“VEON” or the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has set the date for the Company’s 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) for May 11, 2026 at 12:00 Gulf Standard Time. The record date for the AGM has been set for March 31, 2026. The Board and its Nomination Committee have recommended VEON’s seven current Board members for re-election at the AGM. The recommended nominees are Augie K Fabela II, Andrei Gusev...
JazzCash Onboards Its 1 Millionth Merchant on Pakistan’s National Digital Payments Platform, Advancing the Country’s Cashless Economy Dubai, New York and Islamabad, March 30, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), today announced that its subsidiary JazzCash has onboarded its 1 millionth Raast QR-enabled merchant, marking a major milestone in Pakistan’s journey toward a cashless and digitally inclusive economy. Raast is Pakistan's national instant payment system – a digital payments infrastructure launched by the State Bank of Pakistan in 2021. Raast enables...
VEON Reinforces Alignment with Shareholder Value Creation Dubai and New York, March 27, 2026 — VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON; “VEON” or the “Company”), a global digital operator, today provided an update underscoring the strong alignment between its management and shareholders, reflected in meaningful share ownership and disciplined capital allocation. As of the date of this release, members of VEON’s management collectively hold 1.84% of the Company’s total share capital in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs). This level of ownership reflects a clear and tangible alignment with shareh...
VEON Highlights Uklon’s Expansion into Travel, Strengthening its Mobility Ecosystem in Ukraine Kyiv, Dubai and New York, March 25, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), a global digital operator (the “Company” or “VEON”), today announced that Uklon has expanded its mobility ecosystem with the launch of a new “Travel” service, enabling users to book domestic and international bus tickets directly within the Uklon app. Uklon is Ukraine’s leading ride-hailing service and a subsidiary of Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), VEON’s digital operator in Ukraine. The new Travel service builds on Uklon’s ...
VEON Strengthens Leadership Team to Accelerate Digital Ambition Senior executive appointments are to enhance country operations and VEON Group’s digital assets strategy Dubai,New York, Astana and Tashkent, March 17, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), a global digital operator (the “Company” or “VEON”), today announces a series of upcoming leadership appointments, strengthening organizational capabilities and positioning the company for further growth across its headquarters and market teams. Yevgeniy Nastradin will take the helm as the Chief Executive Officer of Beeline Uzbekistan. Yevgeni...
VEON Files its 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F Dubai and New York, March 16, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (‘VEON’ or the ‘Company’), today announces that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "2025 20-F") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at The filing follows the completion of the audit of the VEON Ltd. 2025 financial statements by the Company’s independent auditor UHY LLP according to Public Company Accounting Oversight Board standards. The 2025 20-F is also available on the Financial Results s...
VEON printed a strong quarter, with Q4 revenue beating us by 4% and EBITDA ahead of us by 16%. The company has also announced a shareholder remuneration policy consisting of a minimum of $100m in share buybacks annually. However, we were surprised to hear of a $170m charge to settle claims from a previous minority partner in Pakistan
VEON Delivers Record Digital Growth: 4Q25 Digital Revenues Grow 84% to 20.1% of Total, Driving 17% Revenue and 29% EBITDA Growth in 4Q25 VEON Delivers Record Digital Growth: 4Q25 Digital Revenues Grow 84% to 20.1% of Total, Driving 17% Revenue and 29% EBITDA Growth in 4Q25 Dubai and New York, March 13, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), a global digital operator, today announced strong financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. Key Highlights – Fourth Quarter 2025 Total revenue grew 17.4% year-on-year (“YoY”) to USD 1,171 million.EBITDA in...
VEON’s Largest Market Pakistan Almost Triples Mobile Spectrum in Reform Push; Jazz Secures Largest Allocation with 190 MHz Islamabad, Dubai and New York - March 10, 2026: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON, “VEON”), a global digital operator, is pleased to note the successful mobile spectrum auction held today in its largest market Pakistan. With the auction, the Pakistani Government nearly triples the spectrum available to mobile operators, with VEON’s subsidiary Jazz, Pakistan’s leading connectivity provider under JazzWorld, securing the largest allocation of 190 MHz. The auction increased the spec...
VEON and JazzWorld Advance Pakistan’s Digital Financial Future with Acquisition of TPL Insurance Acquisition to further financial inclusion through integrated digital financial services ecosystem Dubai, New York and Karachi – March 6, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON, “VEON”), a global digital operator, today announced that its subsidiary Jazz International Holding Limited (“JIH”) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in TPL Insurance Limited (“TPL Insurance”), a publicly listed insurance firm in Pakistan. The transaction, which marks a new milestone for VEON...
VEON’s Beeline Uzbekistan and Rakuten Symphony Partner for Open RAN, AI Collaboration Tokyo, Tashkent and Barcelona , March 4, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator, and Rakuten Group, Inc. today announce that Beeline Uzbekistan, VEON’s digital operator in Uzbekistan, and Rakuten Symphony, a subsidiary of Rakuten Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore strategic collaborations that support the development of Uzbekistan’s fast-growing digital economy, including on Open RAN development, AI-powered network intelligence and next-generation digital...
VEON Partners with GSMA Innovation Fund to Accelerate Digital Innovation in Pakistan and Bangladesh Barcelona, Dhaka and Islamabad, March 4, 2026: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), today announces a partnership with the GSMA’s Mobile for Development Foundation (“GSMA Foundation”) to co-fund digital innovation projects in Pakistan and Bangladesh that are supported by the GSMA Innovation Fund. John Guisti, Chief Regulatory Officer of the GSMA and President of the GSMA Foundation, Aamir Ibrahim, CEO of JazzWorld, and Johan Buse, CEO of Banglalink, have launched th...
VEON and MeetKai Expand Collaboration to Explore Sovereign AI Infrastructure Partnerships Barcelona, Dubai, New York and Los Angeles, March 3, 2026: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), today announced the expansion of its partnership with MeetKai Inc. (“MeetKai”) to explore launching sovereign, locally-deployed AI infrastructure and in-country AI capabilities across VEON markets, with the intent to expand into further strategic partners over time. A memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) was signed to mark the expansion of the partnership in Barcelona, where the Mobi...
In our latest Asia Monthly, we discuss the performance of major Asian credit indices and review UST curve movements in February 2026. 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...
2025 was such a strong year for EM Telcos with the result that while remaining bullish we thought it was not plausible that 2026 would be as strong. Yet if anything the year has started better than 2025, with our picks up 18% ytd already, and up 113% since the start of 2025.
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