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Rama turns down Vucic offer on Telekom Albania buy as ‘non-preferable’

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TIRANA, Oct. 10 – The Albanian government has made official its stance that it does not favor a possible takeover of the country’s second largest mobile company by Telekom Serbia where the Serbian government holds a majority stake. Prime Minister Edi Rama says Serbian companies are welcome to invest in Albania, but not in a strategic sector such as telecommunications where some experts have voiced concern the country’s national security could be put at risk by non-EU and non-NATO service providers. His comments came this week following unconfirmed reports that the Albanian government has turned down a possible takeover of…

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