(Telecompaper) Vimpelcom reported a slowdown in revenue growth in the fourth quarter, with sales up just 1 percent year-on-year to USD 5.95 billion. Sales in its home market Russia were up 4 percent to USD 2.37 billion, but its Europe and North America division, which includes Italian operator Wind, posted sales down 8 percent to USD 1.78 billion. Excluding currency effects, revenues were up 3 percent. Group EBITDA was still up 10 percent to USD 2.45 billion, helped by lower provisions, and the net result improved to a profit of USD 801 million versus a loss of USD 381 million in Q4 2011. Capex was down 56 percent from a year earlier to USD 1.63 billion, and operating cash flow rose 24 percent to USD 2.30 billion. Vimpelcom said its board will decide on a new dividend policy in Q2, when it also expects to announce the final dividend for 2012 and a possible extraordinary dividend from the proceeds of a conversion. The company reiterated its targets for 2013-2105 for revenue and EBITDA CAGR of around mid-single digit, net debt of less than 2 times EBITDA in 2015 and capex excluding licences below 15 percent of revenues by the end of the period.