Jordan
Finance
FRiENDi Mobile, a leading mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), plans to launch an IPO in 18 to 24 months as well as win another four to...
2011-12-08Finance
Bahrain's incumbent telecoms operator Batelco plans to sell and leaseback telecoms towers in Bahrain and Jordan, reports Reuters. The operator has reportedly hired Citigroup to help...
2011-12-06Finance
CFW View: Jordan will launch a tender for a strategic partner to take a majority stake in its nuclear project. The news illustrates the fervour with which the Middle East is embracing...
2011-02-10Finance
Integrated communications operator Kulacom Jordan has announced that it has acquired Stream, a Jordanian ISP. The acquisition will enable Kulacom to offer a wider range...
2010-09-28Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole...
2008-02-26



