VEON Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides mobile and fixed-line telecommunications services. It offers voice, data, and other telecommunication services through a range of wireless, fixed, and broadband internet services. The company provides value added services, including short messages, multimedia messages, caller number identification, call waiting, data transmission, mobile internet, downloadable content, mobile finance services, machine-to-machine, and other services; national and international roaming services; wireless internet access and mobile financial services; and mobile bundles and call completion services. It also offers fixed-line telecommunication services, such as voice, data, internet, and value added services for corporations, operators, and consumers, as well as sells equipment and accessories. The company provides its services under the Beeline, Kyivstar, Jazz, Djezzy, and banglalink brands in Russia, Pakistan, Algeria, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia. It serves approximately 210 million customers. The company was formerly known as VimpelCom Ltd. and changed its name to VEON Ltd. in March 2017. VEON Ltd. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | $48.00 | Buy | The Benchmark Company |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy | New Street | |
| 8/26/2021 | $2.70 | Underperform → Buy | BofA Securities |
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Dubai, 16 January 2025: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Group"), today announces the appointments of two of its operating company CEOs to its Group Executive Committee ("GEC"). Aamir Ibrahim, CEO of Jazz and the Chair of Mobilink Bank in Pakistan, and Evgeniy Nastradin, CEO of Beeline Kazakhstan, have joined the GEC effective 1 January 2025, in addition to their country CEO responsibilities. These appointments to the GEC will further strengthen VEON's strategic alignment to its markets. They will enable Aamir and Evgeniy to further contribute to the Group's ambitious digital services-driven growth plans while also highlighting the investor value potentia
Kyiv, New York, Dubai and Philadelphia, 13 January 2025: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), and Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I ("Cohen Circle"), a special purpose acquisition company (NASDAQ:CCIRU), today announced the signing of a letter of intent ("LOI") to enter into a business combination with the aim of indirectly listing Kyivstar, VEON's digital operator in Ukraine, on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") in the United States. Completion of this transaction would make Kyivstar the first purely Ukrainian investment opportunity to be publicly listed on a U.S. stock exchange, enabling U.S. and other internatio
Dubai, 9 January 2025: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Group"), today announces the appointment of Burak Ozer as Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO), effective 9 January 2025. Burak will succeed Joop Brakenhoff, who will continue to serve VEON as an Advisor to the Group CEO. Burak brings over 27 years of extensive international experience within the finance sector. Burak started his career with Xerox where he held a number of key financial positions in the USA and the UK in addition to serving as the General Manager of Xerox Turkey. More recently Burak has held the position of Chief Financial Officer within the global Digital Transformation, IT Solut
Dubai and Kyiv, 30 December 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or "VEON Group"), today announces that Kyivstar, its digital operator in Ukraine, has signed an agreement with Starlink, a division of SpaceX, to introduce groundbreaking direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in Ukraine. Upon its launch, the service will make Ukraine one of the first countries to have the game-changing Starlink direct-to-cell service, enhancing the resilience of the country's connectivity landscape. Kyivstar anticipates launching Starlink direct-to-cell services with SMS and OTT messaging functionality in the fourth quarter of 2025 for Kyivstar customers, and plans to expand to voi
Dubai, 19 December 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Group"), today announces that it has completed the move of its Group headquarters from Amsterdam to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This announcement follows the approvals in the meetings of the VEON Board of Directors in Amsterdam on 12 December 2024 and in Dubai on 19 December 2024 to move the place of effective management of VEON Ltd. to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). These approvals, coupled with the headquarter activities that are already performed by the Group in Dubai, completes the move of the Group headquarters to Dubai. The remaining functionality in the Amsterdam office is
Dubai and Amsterdam, 13 December 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON"), following the release of its 3Q24 trading update on 14 November 2024, today discloses its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended 30 September 2024 for VEON Ltd. The Financial Statements are available on the VEON Group website at https://www.veon.com/investors/. About VEONVEON is a Nasdaq-listed digital operator that provides converged connectivity and digital services to nearly 160 million customers. Operating across six countries that are home to more than 7% of the world's population, VEON is transforming lives through
London, 12 December 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Company"), announces that it won in two categories at the World Communication Awards 2024. Kyivstar, VEON's digital operator in Ukraine, received the Crisis Response Award, while Jazz, the Company's operator in Pakistan, received the Best Operator in a Growth Market Award. Both companies and VEON were commended for their positive impact and dedication to the markets in which they operate, during the awards ceremony, which was held in London on December 10th. VEON's Kyivstar was recognized for its work in keeping telecommunications running in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three y
Dubai, Amsterdam and Astana, 11 December 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator, is pleased to note the launch of an open-source Kazakh-language large language model (Kaz-LLM), developed by a consortium coordinated by the Ministry of Digital, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The development of Kaz-LLM was led by the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence at the Nazarbayev University (ISSAI NU) of Kazakhstan, in partnership with VEON's QazCode, Beeline Kazakhstan and the Astana Hub. With over 150 billion tokens collected, curated, synthesized and translated, the Kaz-LLM is capable of interacting in Kazakh language as well a
Dubai and Amsterdam, 9 December 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Company"), announces that its Board of Directors has approved the commencement of the first phase of its previously announced share buyback program with respect to the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADS"). This first phase of the buyback will be in the amount of up to USD 30 million. This USD 30 million first phase is part of VEON's larger plan to execute a share buyback program of up to USD 100 million. The buybacks will be conducted on the open market pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan signed with a registered broker-dealer, and in compliance with Rule 10b-18. As stated in VEON's
Amsterdam, Dubai and Islamabad, 5 December 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Company"), announces that it is entering into a strategic partnership with Engro Corporation Limited ("Engro Corp") with respect to the pooling and management of its infrastructure assets, starting in Pakistan. In the first phase of the partnership, VEON's infrastructure assets housed under Deodar (Private) Limited ("Deodar"), a VEON Group company wholly owned by VEON through its subsidiary PMCL, will vest into Engro Corp's subsidiary, Engro Connect, via a scheme of arrangement. VEON's digital operator Jazz will continue to lease Deodar's extensive infrastructure for the pro
Dubai, 16 January 2025: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Group"), today announces the appointments of two of its operating company CEOs to its Group Executive Committee ("GEC"). Aamir Ibrahim, CEO of Jazz and the Chair of Mobilink Bank in Pakistan, and Evgeniy Nastradin, CEO of Beeline Kazakhstan, have joined the GEC effective 1 January 2025, in addition to their country CEO responsibilities. These appointments to the GEC will further strengthen VEON's strategic alignment to its markets. They will enable Aamir and Evgeniy to further contribute to the Group's ambitious digital services-driven growth plans while also highlighting the investor value potentia
Dubai, 9 January 2025: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Group"), today announces the appointment of Burak Ozer as Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO), effective 9 January 2025. Burak will succeed Joop Brakenhoff, who will continue to serve VEON as an Advisor to the Group CEO. Burak brings over 27 years of extensive international experience within the finance sector. Burak started his career with Xerox where he held a number of key financial positions in the USA and the UK in addition to serving as the General Manager of Xerox Turkey. More recently Burak has held the position of Chief Financial Officer within the global Digital Transformation, IT Solut
Amsterdam and Dubai, 13 November 2024 - VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON)), a global digital operator, ("VEON" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), announces that the VEON Board of Directors has re-appointed UHY LLP ("UHY") as the independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 in accordance with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, United States (the "PCAOB Audit"). UHY LLP is an independent member of UHY International. Established in 1986 and based in London, UK, UHY International is a leading network of independent accoun
Amsterdam and Tashkent, 14 October 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator, announces that Andrey Pyatakhin has been appointed as the incoming CEO of Beeline Uzbekistan following a decision by current Beeline Uzbekistan CEO Andrzej Malinowski to step down by the end of November 2024. The incoming CEO of Beeline Uzbekistan, Andrey Pyatakhin, joined VEON Group in 2001. In his more than 20 years with VEON Group, Andrey has served in various capacities, including as the CEO of Beeline Georgia, CEO of Beeline Armenia and most recently as the CEO of Beeline Kyrgyzstan. Andrey completed the Advanced Management program at Harvard Business School. Andrze
Amsterdam and Dubai, 30 September 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new senior executives to its Group Leadership Team in Dubai. Anand Ramachandran, who joins VEON as the Chief of Staff to the Group CEO, and Inanc Cakiroglu, who joins as the Group Chief Information Officer (CIO), will both be based in VEON's expanding operational hub in Dubai, and report to Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu. "As we have shared with our investors on VEON's Capital Markets Day, we are bullish about growth and have set out an ambitious vision for the upcoming three years. In this new era, VEON will grow by putting a more g
Amsterdam, 31 May 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services (the "Company"), today held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), during which the Company's shareholders approved the recommended slate of seven directors as VEON's new Board of Directors (the "Board"). VEON welcomes former U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, Sir Brandon Lewis and Duncan Perry, who will serve alongside the incumbent directors Augie K Fabela II, Andrei Gusev, Michiel Soeting and VEON Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu on the Board. Following the AGM, the new Board held its inaugural meeting, and elected VEON's Founder and
Amsterdam, 29 May 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, ("VEON" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), announces that it has appointed UHY LLP (UHY) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 in accordance with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the "PCAOB Audit"). As previously announced, VEON experienced a delay in filing its 2023 annual report on Form 20-F (the "2023 20-F") due to t
Amsterdam, 22 May 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, ("VEON" or the "Company"), confirms that on May 20, 2024 it received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") indicating that, as a result of the Company's delay in filing its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the "2023 20-F"), the Company is not in compliance with the timely filing requirements for continued listing under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). The Company had previously shared the expected delay in its 2023 20-F filing w
Baku and Barcelona, 15 May 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, is delighted to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Beeline Kazakhstan, the GSMA and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputacion (BSC-CNS) to explore collaboration on the development of artificial intelligence and language technologies for languages with low digital resources. The parties will explore collaboration opportunities focusing on the development of mechanisms and documentation on language models and AI systems for under-resourced languages, incl
Amsterdam, 24 April 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, ("VEON" or the "Company"), has today announced that its Board of Directors ("Board") has set the date for the Company's 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "AGM") for 31 May 2024. The record date for the AGM has been set for 25 April 2024. The Board and its Remuneration and Governance Committee have recommended seven individuals for appointment to the Board at the AGM, including four directors currently serving on the Board as well as nominees by statutory requisition from shareholders holding in excess of 5
Amsterdam, Dubai and Kyiv, 20 November 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON)), a global digital operator ("VEON" or the "Group"), announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary in Ukraine, Kyivstar, has successfully acquired 2x5 MHz spectrum in the 2100 MHz band and 40 MHz spectrum in the 2300 MHz band at an auction held by Ukraine's National Commission for State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum, and Postal Services (NCEC). Kyivstar will invest UAH 1.43 billion (c. 34 million USD1) in the Ukrainian economy through this spectrum acquisition. With this new acquisition, Kyivstar will boost its total spectrum holding from 152 MHz to 202 MHz, ena
Amsterdam and Dubai, 14 November 2024 07:00AM CET VEON Q3 2024 Highlights Q3 Total revenue of USD 1,038 million, +9.8% YoY; revenue growth in local currency +14.1% YoY (+16.0% YoY underlying revenue growth in local currency) Q3 Direct digital revenue of USD 121 million, +35.1% YoY (+32.6% YoY in local currency)Q3 Telecom and infrastructure revenue USD 916 million, +7.2% YoY (+12.2% YoY in local currency)Q3 EBITDA of USD 438 million, -1.5% YoY, +3.5% YoY growth in local currency (+9.8% YoY underlying growth in local currency) Total cash and cash equivalents of USD 1,019 million, with USD 453 million at headquarters ("HQ"); and gross debt at USD 4.0 billion (decreased by USD 335 million YoY)
VEON to release 3Q 2024 trading update on 14 November 2024 Amsterdam and Dubai, 31 October 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON)), a global digital operator, today confirms that the Group will release its selected financial and operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2024, at or around 7:00 CET (6:00 GMT, 1:00 EST) on 14 November 2024. VEON will also host a results conference call with senior management at 14:00 CET (13:00 GMT, 8:00 EST) on the same day. 3Q24 results conference call To register and access the event, please click here or copy and paste this link to the address bar of your browser: https://veo
VEON 2Q24 Trading Update: Double-Digit USD Growth, Robust Operational Execution, Confirming Full Year Guidance Amsterdam, 8 August 2024 07:00AM CEST VEON Q2 2024 Highlights Q2 revenue of USD 1,026 million, +12.1% YoY (+15.1% YoY in local currency) and EBITDA of USD 459 million, +10.6% YoY (+13.9% YoY in local currency) Q2 direct digital revenue of USD 108 million, +83.3% YoY (+81.4% YoY in local currency)Q2 capex of USD 181 million, +5.8% YoY, with LTM capex intensity of 18.0% Total cash and cash equivalents of USD 722 million, with USD 375 million at HQ; and gross debt at USD 4.0 billion (decreased by USD 1.2 billion YoY), with net debt excluding lease liabili
VEON to release 2Q 2024 trading update on 8 August 2024 Amsterdam, 25 July 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today confirms that the Group will release its selected financial and operating results for the second quarter and six months ended 30 June 2024, at or around 7:00 CEST (6:00 BST, 1:00 EST) on 16 May 2024. VEON will also host a results conference call with senior management at 14:00 CEST (13:00 BST, 8:00 EST) on the same day. 2Q24 results conference call To register and access the event, please click here or copy and paste this link to the address bar of your browser: http
Dubai and Amsterdam, 6 June 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services ("VEON" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), today holds its Capital Markets Day ("CMD 2024"), sharing its medium-term financial and operational ambitions, as well as its growth strategy through 2027. In its CMD 2024 materials, the Group will disclose the following key ambitions through 2027: Medium-term revenue growth at a compound annual growth rate ("CAGR") from 2023 to 2027 of 16%-19% in local currency. Medium-term EBITDA growth with a CAGR from 2023 to 2027 of 19%-22% in local currency.EBITDA marg
VEON 1Q24 Trading Update: Accelerating USD Growth, Strong Operational Execution Amsterdam, 16 May 2024 07:00AM CEST – VEON Q1 2024 Highlights Q1 revenue of USD 942 million, +6.6% YoY (+11.6% YoY in local currency) and EBITDA of USD 386 million, +0.2% YoY (+5.1% YoY in local currency) Q1 capex of USD 125 million, +38.6% YoY, with LTM capex intensity of 18.3% Total cash and cash equivalents of USD 632 million, with USD 261 million at HQ; and gross debt at USD 3.7 billion (decreased by USD 2.0 billion YoY), with net debt excluding lease liabilities at USD 2.0 billion; VEON repaid its Revolving Credit FacilityMaintaining FY 2024 revenue growth guidance in local currency of 16-18%, EBITDA gro
VEON to release 1Q 2024 trading update on 16 May 2024 Amsterdam, 16 April 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today confirms that the Group will release its selected financial and operating results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2024, at or around 7:00 CEST (6:00 BST, 1:00 EST) on 16 May 2024. VEON will also host a results conference call with senior management at 14:00 CEST (13:00 BST, 8:00 EST) on the same day, which will be accessible through the webcast and over the phone. Webcast and dial-in To register and access the event, please click here or
VEON to release 4Q 2023 trading update on 21 March 2024 Amsterdam, 19 February 2024 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON))), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today confirms that the Group will release its selected financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2023, at or around 7:00 CET (6:00 GMT, 1:00 EST) on 21 March 2024. VEON will also host a results conference call with senior management at 14:00 CET (13:00 GMT, 8:00 EST) on the same day, which will be accessible through the webcast and over the phone. Webcast and dial-in To register and access the even
New York, 20 November 2023 6:00AM ET – VEON Q3 2023 Highlights Revenue of USD 945 million, +6.1% YoY (+19.3% YoY in local currency)Service revenue of USD 913 million, +6.9% YoY (+19.8% YoY in local currency)EBITDA of USD 444 million, +17.0% YoY (+30.6% YoY in local currency)Capex of USD 131 million, -29.8% YoY, with LTM capex intensity of 17.8%Revenues generated by 4G and Multiplay users of USD 474 million, +15.4% YoY (+27.7% YoY in local currency)Total cash and cash equivalents of USD 2.2 billion, with USD 1.8 billion at HQGross debt at USD 4.3 billion (decreased by USD 7.1 billion YoY), with net debt excluding lease liabilities at USD 1.3 billion (decreased by USD 3.9 billion YoY)Net de
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The Benchmark Company initiated coverage of VEON with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $48.00
New Street initiated coverage of VEON with a rating of Buy
BofA Securities upgraded VEON from Underperform to Buy and set a new price target of $2.70
UBS upgraded VEON from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $2.40 from $1.65 previously
HSBC downgraded VEON from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $1.80
BofA Securities downgraded VEON from Neutral to Underperform
HSBC Securities downgraded VEON from Buy to Hold