Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. (GTH; formerly Orascom Telecom Holding) is a holding company based in Amsterdam, and a subsidiary of the multinational telecommunications services company VEON. GTH previously owned mobile network operators in multiple countries.
Operations
Global Telecom has delisted from the Egyptian Exchange (EGX)[1] and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[2]
History
In 1997, Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) was established as a separate entity to consolidate the telecommunications and technology interests of the Orascom group of companies established in 1976.[3] Founded in 1998 as part of the Orascom company, it became the largest cellular operator in the Middle East in only five years.