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Monday newspaper round-up: Stress tests, Vodafone, Bank of England...

One in five banks in Europe have failed 'stress tests' and been ordered to come up with nearly €10bn to plug a shortfall in their balance sheets, reports The Times. Italian banks came out worst in the review, with four being responsible for a €3.3bn shortfall. All of the British banks passed the tes

PRESS: Vodafone Auditing Ono Over Possible VAT Fraud - Bloomberg

Vodafone Egypt negotiating $560 million credit line

CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Vodafone Egypt, the country's largest mobile carrier, said on Sunday it was negotiating a 4 billion Egyptian pound ($560 million) credit line with a consortium of seven banks. "The company is currently in the process of completion of the signing of a credit facilit

Sector movers: Fixed-line telecoms fall as broker downgrades hit BT, Talktalk

Fixed-line telecom stocks were the worst performers in London on Friday as broker downgrades weighed on heavyweight constituents BT Group and Talktalk. BT, by far the largest stock in the sector with a market capitalisation of nearly £31bn, was 2.4% lower at 367.6p in afternoon trade after Morgan St

BUZZ-BT Group falls on Morgan Stanley downgrade

** BT Group falls 2.7 pct as Morgan Stanley downgrades to "underweight" from "equalweight", top faller on FTSE 100. ** MS cites intensifying competition in broadband market and deepening pension liabilities as reason for downgrade. ** Also suggests BT may bid aggressively for better P

UK telecoms market poised for more converged services, says EE director

(Refiled to correct punctuation) By Sophie Sassard, Gwénaëlle Barzic and Eric Auchard LONDON/PARIS/FRANKFURT, Oct 23 (Reuters) - EE, Britain's largest mobile network operator, is braced for the increasing convergence of mobile and fixed-line services in the UK market next year and t

German network regulator schedules spectrum auction for Q2 '15

FRANKFURT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Germany's network regulator Bundesnetzagentur said on Wednesday it would hold auctions of wireless spectrum in the second quarter of next year. The regulator said it would put spectrum in the 700, 900 and 1,800 megahertz frequency bands on the block as well as

INDIA PRESS-Vodafone, government to name third arbitrator by Nov 17 - Economic Times

(http://bit.ly/1DyA1Ct) Note: Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy. (Compiled by Derek Francis in Bangalore)

UPDATE 1-Telefonica Deutschland to cut 18 pct of workforce by 2018

* Telefonica to cut 1,600 of total 9,100 jobs * Job cuts come after 8.6 bln euro merger with E-Plus * Telefonica targets 5 bln euros in synergies from deal (Adds confirmation, comment, background) FRANKFURT, Oct 17 (Reuters) - German telecoms operator Telefonica Deutschland sa

S.African government considering sale of Vodacom stake -Bloomberg

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 15 (Reuters) - South Africa's government is considering selling its $2.5 billion stake in the local unit of Vodafone Plc to raise funds for state power utility Eskom, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The government has approached financial advisers about the possible

Vodafone exec says does not see conditions for Fastweb deal

MILAN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Telecoms group Vodafone does not see conditions at the moment for a deal to buy Italian broadband company Fastweb, the head of Vodafone in Italy, Aldo Bisio, said on Wednesday. Sources familiar with the situation said this month Swisscom , which wholly owns Fastwe

Vodafone Buys New Greek Spectrum To Boost 4G Services

New Zealand shows the way for Vodafone's cable strategy

* Vodafone's New Zealand move is model for cable strategy * Company has invested heavily in European cable * Telecoms companies fight to offer broad range of services By Kate Holton LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - For those investors questioning the potential of Vodafone's 12 b

Vodafone PPP to support 30,000 Tanzanian farmers

Vodafone's public-private partnership with the US Agency for International Development and Technoserve has announced an agreement that will support 30,000 Tanzanian farmers. The Connected Farmer Alliance (CFA) has launched its first commercial agreement to offer coffee, cotton and cocoa smallholder

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Vodafone Executives Acquire Incentive Shares