VEON
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VEON Ltd. (formerly VimpelCom Ltd.) is a Dutch-domiciled multinational telecommunication services company. It predominantly operates services in the regions of Asia, Africa and Europe. It is the 13th largest mobile network operator in the world by number of subscribers. [3] The company operates in six markets including Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, VEON announced the sale of its Russian operations on 24 November 2022.[4] VEON's brands include Kyivstar, Jazz Pakistan, Banglalink and others.
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Formerly | VimpelCom Ltd. (2009–2017) |
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Company type | Public |
Nasdaq: VEON Euronext Amsterdam: VEON | |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Predecessor | PJSC VimpelCom and Kyivstar |
Founded | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
Founder | Dmitry Zimin Augie K. Fabela |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Africa, Asia, Europe |
Key people | Morten Lundal (chairman) Kaan Terzioğlu (CEO) |
Products | Mobile telephony, mobile phones retailing, international telephony, broadband Internet, IPTV, city-wide Wi-Fi, domain name registrar and others |
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Owners | Letterone (47.9%) Free Float (43.8%) The Stichting (8.3%) |
Number of employees | 66,000 |
Website | veon.com |
VEON is listed on Nasdaq in New York and Euronext in Amsterdam. The company has thousands of shareholders from around the world.