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VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan and Rakuten Symphony Collaborate to Advance Next-Generation Connectivity and Digital Infrastructure
Beeline Kazakhstan and Rakuten Symphony signing ceremony Beeline Kazakhstan Telecommunication Services CEO Jabbor Kayumov and Rakuten Symphony President Sharad Sriwastawa at the signing ceremony held at Rakuten Crimson House in Tokyo, Japan. Almaty, Dubai and Tokyo, December 23, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), and Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE: 4755), announced today that Beeline Kazakhstan Holding, VEON’s digital operator in Kazakhstan, and Rakuten Symphony, a sub
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