GSMA brings M360 Eurasia 2026 to Samarkand in partnership with VEON’s Beeline Uzbekistan and Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital Technologies
Rhea-AI Summary
VEON (Nasdaq: VEON) announced that Beeline Uzbekistan will partner with the GSMA and Uzbekistan's Ministry of Digital Technologies to host GSMA M360 Eurasia 2026 in Samarkand on May 20–21, 2026. This marks the conference’s return to Uzbekistan for a second consecutive year and aligns with Uzbekistan’s Digital Uzbekistan 2030 strategy. Organizers say Samarkand’s historic Eurasian position supports regional dialogue on digital cooperation, AI-driven development, innovation, and investment.
The event is part of the GSMA’s M360 series and will convene senior mobile and adjacent-industry executives to discuss policy, connectivity, and digital transformation.
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Sector peers showed mixed moves, with LBTYB appearing in momentum scanners and up 5.84%, while other close peers like LBTYA, PHI, LBTYK, and TDS had relatively small price changes.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10 | Awards recognition | Positive | +0.8% | Recognition for JazzCash, Kyivstar and Jazz at global industry awards. |
| Dec 10 | Index inclusion | Positive | +0.8% | Added to S&P Global BMI and MSCI Ukraine Index, boosting visibility. |
| Dec 08 | AI infrastructure | Positive | +0.2% | Hyper cloud data center in Kazakhstan for sovereign cloud and AI services. |
| Dec 01 | AI partnership | Positive | -2.6% | Kyivstar and Ukrainian ministry selecting Google Gemma for national LLM. |
| Nov 25 | AI cooperation deal | Positive | +2.7% | QazCode–MeetKai agreement for national LLMs and agentic AI services. |
Recent news, mostly positive on awards, AI, and index inclusion, often aligned with modest positive price moves, though some partnership and AI items have seen occasional negative divergence.
Over the last months, VEON issued several positive updates, including awards for JazzCash, Kyivstar and Jazz, and inclusion in major indices like the S&P Global BMI and MSCI Ukraine Index. It advanced AI initiatives through a hyper cloud data center in Kazakhstan and national LLM projects in Ukraine and across its markets. A prior strategic partnership in AI (QazCode–MeetKai) saw a 2.67% move, providing context for today’s partnership news in Uzbekistan.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights VEON’s role in regional digital ecosystems, with Beeline Uzbekistan co-hosting M360 Eurasia 2026 in Samarkand on May 20–21, 2026. It reinforces Uzbekistan’s Digital Uzbekistan 2030 agenda and VEON’s engagement in policy and industry dialogue. In context of recent AI and infrastructure partnerships, investors may watch how such visibility translates into operational metrics, regional positioning, and follow-on commercial initiatives across VEON’s markets.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
Doha, November 26, 2025 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON”), announced today that Beeline Uzbekistan will once again partner with the GSMA and the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan to hold GSMA M360 Eurasia 2026. This next edition of the region’s flagship digital policy and industry forum will take place for the first time in Samarkand on May 20–21, 2026.
M360 Eurasia’s return to Uzbekistan for a second consecutive year reflects the country’s position as a regional digital hub and the momentum of its Digital Uzbekistan 2030 strategy. Bringing the 2026 event to Samarkand—historically a crossroads of Eurasian exchange—underscores the government’s ambition to make Uzbekistan a platform for modern digital cooperation, innovation, and investment across the region.
Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies, Republic of Uzbekistan said: “We are honored to welcome the mobile ecosystem to Samarkand, a city that has connected cultures, ideas and trade across Eurasia for centuries. Hosting M360 Eurasia here reflects Uzbekistan’s commitment to building a modern digital economy that draws on this legacy of openness and innovation. As we advance our ambitious Digital Uzbekistan 2030 agenda, partnerships with the mobile industry remain essential to accelerating economic growth and strengthening regional cooperation. We look forward to a productive dialogue between policymakers and industry leaders in Samarkand.”
Kaan Terzioglu, Beeline Uzbekistan Chairman and VEON Group CEO said: “Central Asia is fast becoming a focal point of AI-driven digital development in the emerging world. The 2025 edition of M360 Eurasia in Tashkent captured this energy, bringing together leaders from across the wider region. We are proud to again join the GSMA and Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital Technologies to bring M360 Eurasia 2026 to Samarkand and showcase the region’s growing potential.”
John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd., said: “Hosting M360 Eurasia 2026 in Samarkand reflects our continued commitment to supporting digital transformation and cross-regional collaboration across Eurasia. Samarkand’s unique position as a historic and modern gateway between continents makes it an ideal home for this event. We look forward to bringing together global and regional leaders to advance innovation, investment and connectivity.”
M360 Eurasia 2026 is part of the GSMA’s M360 series, a conference platform cultivating regional engagement through topics that are impacting the mobile industry on both a localised and global scale. Senior executives in mobile and adjacent industry verticals come to learn and discuss in detail their challenges and successes as well as network with peers.
For more information: https://www.m360series.com/
About VEON
VEON is a digital operator that provides converged connectivity and digital services to nearly 150 million connectivity and 140 million digital users. Operating across five countries that are home to more than
About Beeline Uzbekistan
Beeline Uzbekistan is a digital operator that serves 7.7 million customers with mobile connectivity and 7.9 million total monthly active users across its digital services and applications. Its digital portfolio includes financial services application BeePul, digital-first brand OQ, the recently launched streaming application Kinom and super-app hambi. Beelab and VEON Adtech are also also headquartered in Uzbekistan, contributing to software and IT technologies ecosystem in the country. Beeline Uzbekistan is wholly owned by VEON, a Nasdaq-listed company.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
This release contains “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of the Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to VEON’s commercial partnerships and strategic initiatives. There are numerous risks, uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed by such statements, including risks relating to uncertainty over VEON’s commercial partnerships and strategic initiatives, among others discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in VEON’s 2024 Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 25, 2025 and other public filings made by VEON with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release and VEON disclaims any obligation to update them, except as required by law.
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