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Last Updated: Jan 15 2009 - Able2Act

Fact Sheet for Vimpel Communications

Country: RUS

Contact: Vimpel-Communications (ADR) 10 Ulitsa 8-Marta Building 14 Moscow 127083 Russia Phone: (495) 725-0700

Management:

Chairman of the Board David J. Haines Chief Executive Officer and General Director Aleksandr V. Izosimov Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Elena A. Shmatova

Homepage: http://www.vimpelcom.ru

Comments:

VympelKom OAO (JSC Vimpel-Communications) is a Russia-based provider of wireless telecommunications services in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Armenia under the Beeline brand name. The Company is active in Kazakhstan under the K-mobile and EXCESS brand names and in Armenia under the Armentel brand name. Vimpel offers its services through global system for mobile communications (GSM) and digital advanced mobile phone system (D-AMPS) wireless networks. The wireless services include voice telephony service and value-added services using technologies, such as unstructured supplementary services data, subscriber identity module toolkit, cell broadcast, wireless application protocol (WAP), general packet radio service (GPRS) and multimedia messaging service (MMS). As of December 31, 2006, the Company had roaming agreements with 541 GSM operators in 204 countries and supported GPRS roaming in 113 countries. It is headquartered in Moscow, Russian Federation.

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First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Kyivstar

Kyivstar, VimpelCom merger cleared in Ukraine

(Telecompaper) The merger of Kyivstar and VimpelCom has been been approved by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC)... ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Telecom Paper]

Entities: Kyivstar, VimpelCom, Ukraine

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Eastern Kazakhstan Flood Evacuations Continue

Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan -- More people are being evacuated from villages in eastern Kazakhstan due to the danger of flooding, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.A further 4,220 people have been evacuated from ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by ReliefWeb]

Entities: Kazakhstan, Oskemen, Flooding

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents

Vladimir Putin

Thousands turn out for Russia's day of protest

A national day of protest across Russia has brought out thousands of demonstrators and a tough government response.As Norman Hermant reports from Moscow, demonstrations against the government of Vladimir Putin attracted more than a thousand people in ... [Published 23 hours ago by Australia Network News]

Entities: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Moscow

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

VimpelCom

Vimpelcom doubles 2009 profit to €808m

Russia's VImpelcom more than doubled its net profit in 2009, as strict cost cutting compensated for slumping revenue. The company posted a net income of $1.1 billion (808.7 million), a 115% improvement from its recession-racked 2008 result, despite a ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by TelecomsEurope]

Entities: VimpelCom, Boris Nemsic, Cambodia, Vietnam, Net Profit

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents

Francophonie days to kick off in Armenia

The Francophonie Days officially kick off in Armenia today. The event has been initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the International Organization of the Francophone. The launch of the Francophone ... [Published 6 hours ago by Aysor.am]

Entities: Armenia, France, Artik (Armenia), Goris (Armenia)

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President Kazakhstan arrived in Uzbekistan for official visit

Almaty. March 17. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, arrived for a two-day official visit in Uzbekistan, the agency reports citing official mass media. The officials of Uzbekistan headed by the Prime Minister of the ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Kazakhstan Today]

Entities: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Humanism, Tashkent

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

EchoStar Corp

Russia to launch rocket with US telecom satellite

MOSCOW, March 20 – A Proton-M carrier rocket with U.S. telecommunications satellite Echostar 14 will be launched Saturday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.The launch is scheduled for 21:27 Moscow time (18:27 GMT).A contract to launch Echostar ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Balita.org]

Entities: Russia, EchoStar Corp, Telecommunication, International Space Station, Kazakhstan

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

WB to provide Armenia with $9 million loan

The World Bank has approved a $9 million loan to Armenia to finance the second project of modernization of social sector.A spokesperson for WB said that the loan’s objective is to contribute to Armenian government in developing and improving the sphere ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Aysor.am]

Entities: Armenia, Modernization, World Bank Group

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 Documents

China, Russia do deals

CHINA and Russia yesterday signed 15 deals totalling US$1.6 billion in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok.Government and business representatives of the two countries signed agreements covering economic,... ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Shanghai Daily]

Entities: Russia, China, Vladivostok

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

President Serzh Sargsyan hosted the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill I

Today, President Serzh Sargsyan hosted the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill I and the Supreme Patriarch, Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Garegin II.Welcoming the visit of the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church to Armenia, ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by President of the Republic of Armenia]

Entities: Serzh Sargsyan, Russia, Moscow

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

President congratulated Kazakhstan citizens on spring holiday - Nauryz

Shymkent. March 19. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, congratulated all Kazakhstan citizens on the spring holiday - Nauryz, the agency reports. 'I would like to congratulate all inhabitants of the Southern Kazakhstan ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Kazakhstan Today]

Entities: Kazakhstan, Nauryz (Kazakhstan), Shymkent, Nursultan Nazarbayev

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Armenia: Women

Emily Haas' Armenian Experience, a blog by a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) in the former Soviet republic, post photographs and an insight into the lives of women in Armenia. The blog says that the project is to “show how hard the women in Armenia work ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Global Voices Online]

Entities: Armenia, Peace Corps

Blogs

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Telenor, Alfa Group in Vimpelcom deal [FT Alphaville - Oct 06 2009] A corporate battle that has blighted Russia’s investment climate for years took a big step towards resolution on Monday when Telenor, the Norwegian telecoms operator, ...
Telenor and Alfa Reach Deal on VimpelCom [DealBook - Oct 05 2009] Telenor, the Norwegian telecommunications company, said Monday that it had agreed to a deal that will suspend its years-long feud with Alfa Group, controlled by ...
UPDATE 2-Vimpelcom to spend more in 2010 as cri... [Economy-Finance - Nov 24 2009] * 2010 capital expenditure seen up 50 pct from 2009 * Third-quarter capex fell 77 percent year-on-year * Q3 Net profit doubled to 13.51 bln roubles * Missed ...
Today in Russian Business - Dec 1, 2009 [Robert Amsterdam - Dec 01 2009] The leader of Russia's second largest labor union, Boris Kravchenko, is eying a merger with another mass union in an attempt to reinforce the leverage of workers ...
Armenia: Weddings [Global Voices Online - Oct 02 2009] Running around Armenia post photographs and a comprehensive account of a wedding in the South Caucasus country. The blog says that in some ways an Armenian wedding ...

Audio/Video

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Turkey And Armenia's Battle Over History [Latest 60 Minutes Headlines - CBS News - Feb 28 2010]
Landing in Kazakhstan [Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 18 2010]
U.S. Russia relations [CNN.com - Video - Mar 19 2010]
Business update: Change for Russia [Reuters Video: Business - Nov 12 2009]
Business update: Change for Russia [Reuters - YouTube - Nov 12 2009]