Axiata hopes to soon ink Celcom-Digi merger deal


President and group CEO Datuk Izzaddin Idris said: “I would like the agreement to (have been) signed yesterday or last week, because what’s important to us is the need to conclude and integrate quickly. The longer it pans out – it’s always in flux and you’re not really together."

KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd is hopeful that the deal on the proposed Celcom-Digi merger can be signed soon, with president and group CEO Datuk Izzaddin Idris saying there is a need to conclude the deal and integrate quickly.

“I would like the agreement to (have been) signed yesterday or last week, because what’s important to us is the need to conclude and integrate quickly. The longer it pans out – it’s always in flux and you’re not really together.

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