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Turkcell buys rest of Ukraine's Life:) for USD 100 mln
2015-06-29 11:46:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Turkcell announced an agreement to buy the rest of Ukraine mobile operator Life:) for USD 100 million from its local partner SCM Holdings. Turkcell will buy the remaining 44.96 percent in the Netherlands-based holding company Euroasia owned by SCM. Euroasia owns 100 percent of Astelit, which operates under the Life:) brand in Ukraine. In addition to buying the rest of Astelit, Turkcell is settling Astelit's debts with SCM and providing a guarantee for up to USD 66 million in bank credit for Astelit. The acquisition of Astelit marks Turkcell's first major expansion abroad and the company said it will use Ukraine as a pilot operation for possible further expansion in the region. Life:) is the third-largest mobile operator in Ukraine, with around 10.3 million active customers at the end of March. Following its launch of 3G services earlier this month, it already has 2.3 million customers on the UMTS network.
VIDEO: Key role of Ukraine's 'steel city'
2015-03-04 09:09:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from the steel works in Mariupol in south-eastern Ukraine, where the owner of the steelworks is supporting the Ukrainian government.
Air traffic control tower at Ukraine's Donetsk International Airport collapses amid shelling
2015-01-14 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Russia-backed separatists have destroyed the air traffic control tower at Donetsk International Airport in Ukraine, which has been on the front line of continous conflict, even though a ceasefire was signed in September 2014.
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Tech sector leading Ukraine's revival
2014-11-25 01:19:00| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How Ukraine's tech sector is look to Europe for a brighter future
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Artillery explosions continue to rock Ukraine's Donetsk Airport
2014-11-18 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Ukraine's Donetsk Airport was rocked by loud artillery and artillery fire on Monday, despite attempts to end the battle through the September peace truce.
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