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Russia: Government authorises VEON's divestment

Announcement

08 Feb 2023

In February 2023, VEON announced that the government of Russia authorised the company's divestment from Russia.  

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

07 Feb 2023

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 08 Feb 2023
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes In force
On 8 February 2023, VEON, a Dutch-based telecommunications company, announced it had received the Russian government's approval for divestment from the country. According to the company's press relea...
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