Telekom to sign US$1.1bil bridging loan this week


Telekom Malaysia Bhd plans to sign this week an agreement for a US$1.1bil bridging loan with four banks to fund the purchase of outstanding shares of cellular operator Celcom, its chief executive told Reuters yesterday. 

Celcom, now a 51% unit of Telekom, is merging with TMTouch, its parent's mobile arm, to create the country's biggest mobile phone company. 

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