Publication Date:
Fri, 2012-03-30 02:28
Zain Chairman Assad Al-Banwan confirmed the 2011 dividend at its annual general meeting.
Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti telco’s deputy chairman said it would guarantee any new issues made by Zain Saudi.
“We will guarantee the shares,” Abdulaziz Al-Nafisi said at the shareholder meeting.
Zain Saudi has said it wants to cut its capital by 66 percent to alleviate mounting losses and then issue 6 billion riyals of new shares. The new equity would be used to reduce bank debt and enhance the operator’s network, it said last year.
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