Vimpelcom to focus on cash flow as revenue fall continues

(Telecompaper) Vimpelcom reported a sharp fall in second-quarter results due to negative currency effects, while announcing a new plan to focus on cash flow going forward. The company said it was still on track to meet its 2015 targets, after a 2 percent organic fall in Q2 revenues and 3 percent organic drop in EBITDA for the period. On a reported basis, revenues were down 26 percent year-on-year to USD 3.76 billion, hurt by the stronger dollar, and EBITDA fell 17 percent to USD 1.51 billion. Th