"I would like to thank the fund managers and analysts whose confidence and support secured our victory of prestigious “Best IR by a Russian Company Award” from IR Magazine for the fifth consecutive year," said Alexander Izosimov, Chief Executive Officer of VimpelCom. “We consider this award as a proof that our continuous efforts to implement best standards of transparency, corporate governance and protection of investor rights are consistently bearing fruits and being acknowledged and appreciated by the investment community."

The IR Magazine awards are recognized worldwide as among the most accurate and reliable measures of excellence and accomplishment in the fields of investor relations and corporate governance. IR Magazine commissions an independent research survey covering a broad cross-section of the Continental European investment community. The target group, consisting of more than 500 buy-side analysts, sell-side analysts and portfolio managers, has been interviewed to provide a comprehensive insight into current investor sentiment toward IR issues in the Continental European market.