This is the latest tweet from Twitter which confirms that have filed for IPO: We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale. Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013 And after a couple of moments they tweeted another tweet: Now, back […]
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IPKO teams up with Yallo
The second largest telecom operator in Kosovo IPKO has launched a partnership with Swiss based operator Yallo, to ensure cheap calls towards Kosovo for 0.20 CHF/min or 16 cent/min for the Albanian diaspora living in Switzerland. Through the cooperation with Yallo, IPKO has achieved to drop the prices to 50% and give the diaspora the […]
IT Parks in Tirana and Belgrade
A new state of the art business park is under development by Lindner Projektentwicklungs GmbH in Tirana Tirana Business Park, with a mission to create an excellent working location with over 220,000 square meters, and unique design for 17 buildings – 15 office buildings and 2 parking buildings, an investment totaling 20 million euros. On the […]
The rising star and one of most well-attended global digital, tech and telco events are about to break the traditional dominance of the Mobile World Congress and CES with amazing keynotes, 200+ first-world-class speakers and 8000+ visitors from 100+ countries. The biggest global ad spenders, digital, tech and telco experts, entrepreneurs and startups from all […]
According to sources from Bloomberg, Telekom Austria is back in the race to purchase Serbian cable operator Serbia Broadband (SBB), together with private equity funds, for up to EUR 1 billion. The other bidders included private equity groups Providence Equity Partners and Cinven Advisers, as well as Altice Finco. SBB, which also has a unit […]
PTK, not sold!
Today is the deadline for contract signature between the Government of Kosovo and Hamburg-based ACP Axos Capital Gmbh and the US-based private investment firm Najafi Companies, which were selected as the highest bidders for 75% stake of the Post and Telecom Company (PTK), with an offer of 277 million euros. The contract looks like it’s […]
Eurapp, an EC-funded study of the EU app economy led by Dr John Breslin of NUI Galway, is now inviting solvers globally to generate ideas to solve major challenges facing the EU app economy, with a total prize fund of 9,000 and an additional 15,000 to facilitate travel of the top ten solvers to a […]
Serbian Nordeus reaches 100+ employees
Nordeus, known for their social based mobile-football game Top Eleven Football Manager, has announced that it has hired the 100th member in their team, thus expanding its business further and reaching out to over 12 million active user on monthly basis. Nordeusâ€es game is one of the most played online sports games in the world, […]
Follow the money (www.sledigpirate.mk) a service developed by Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society, an independent organization that promotes transparency and accountability in Macedonia, aims to bring the fiscal policies of local governments to citizens in Macedonia, through simple and transparent disclosure of their budgets and expenditures of municipalities since 2008 until today. Follow the […]
Smard Online implements online payments
Smard Online in cooperation with ProCredit Bank Kosovo have recently Implemented a platform which allows all customers to make payments online for all their product purchases through debit or credit cards. After the successful launch of this product by IPKO, Smard Online follows up dedicating the new system for its customers, thus enabling online payments, no […]