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Telenor and Alfa Group take the long road to a joint venture

Published: 06 October, 2009, 11:34


Illustration by Leo Kundas

One of Russia’s longest corporate battles came to an end on Monday, with Norway’s Telenor set to merge its stakes in Vimpelcom and Kyivstar with those of Alfa Group’s telecoms arm, Altimo.

 
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