Hong Kong CNN —Nokia will slash up to 14,000 jobs in a major cost-cutting drive to address a “weaker” market environment, it said in a statement on Thursday.
The move will help the company reduce staffing expenses by 10% to 15%, and save at least €400 million ($421.4 million) in 2024 alone, the company projected.
Overall, it said the reductions are expected to trim Nokia’s costs by up to €1.2 billion (nearly $1.3 billion) cumulatively by the end of 2026.
“The most difficult business decisions to make are the ones that impact our people,” CEO Pekka Lundmark said in the statement.
“We have immensely talented employees at Nokia and we will support everyone that is affected by this process.”The announcement came on the same day that Nokia reported worse-than-expected results.
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