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Uber, Yandex complete ride services merger

FILE PHOTO: An Uber sign is seen in a car in New York, NY, U.S., June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Uber and Russia's Yandex have completed a deal to combine their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and neighboring countries, Yandex said on Wednesday.

Uber and Yandex, often referred to as the "Google of Russia", announced plans last year to combine operations in 127 cities in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan.

San Francisco-based Uber has invested $225 million and Yandex has contributed $100 million in cash into a new joint company valued at more than $3.8 billion, Yandex said.‍​

A car with the logo of Russian online taxi service Yandex Taxi is seen stuck in a traffic jam in Moscow, Russia January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

(Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Susan Fenton)

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