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Analysts forecast strong growth for Euroset

According to analysts at Alfa-Bank, Euroset’s are set to grow, on average, by 26.1% annually until 2015, reaching an estimated 197.4 billion rubles (approximately $7 billion). EBITDA should hit 21.9 billion rubles ($776 million) by 2015, and net profit should rise to 15.02 billion rubles ($532 million). Euroset, Russia’s leading mobile retailer, announced last week …

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Rostelecom to implement e-signature, e-government and cloud-computing state programs

Rostelecom, the national telecommunications operator, was appointed last Monday by the Russian government to implement important parts of the federal program Information Society 2011–2020, including the “creation of a national platform for distributed data treatment in which computing resources are provided to users as Internet services” – or cloud computing in simpler terms.

Svyaznoy considers IPO in 2012

Svyaznoy, Russia’s second leading mobile retailer, may go public in Q2 2012, according to Denis Lyudkovsky, the company’s general manager. The announcement was made at a press conference yesterday. The final decision will depend, among other factors, on the success of the impending IPO of Euroset, the market leader.

Rostelecom may postpone SPO on LSE

Russian business daily RBC Daily reported yesterday, quoting unnamed sources, that Rostelecom could postpone a secondary public offering (SPO) on the London Stock Exchange initially planned for April or May.

VimpelCom last in the running for NTC acquisition

FAS, the Russian anti-monopoly authority, rejected the bids of MTS and MegaFon, two leading Russian mobile operators, to acquire New Telephone Company (NTC), a major mobile, fixed and IP telephony and internet operator based in Vladivostok. As a consequence, VimpelCom, another leading Russian operator, is the only bidder left in the running.

Euroset to go public on LSE this year

Euroset, Russia’s leading mobile and media device retailer, announced yesterday it would proceed with an IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The offering could raise more than $1 billion, putting the desired valuation of the chain at $4 billion, reports Reuters from unnamed sources.

Western majors add top content to Omlet.ru catalog

Omlet.ru, a leading Russian online catalog for video, music and game content, will add content from Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment, reports RBC Daily. Omlet.ru’s range of content is expected to increase by several hundred titles, including some films through exclusive distribution agreements.

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