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Lack Of Liberalisation Hampers Expansion Plans 10 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Ethiopia's telecommunications market will not be opened to competition in the foreseeable future, nor will state-owned incumbent Ethio Telecom be privatised, according to a statement made by the count...
EIT Gets Green Light To Sell Tunisie Telecom Stake 4 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
The Tunisian government has given Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT), part of Dubai Holdings, the permission to sell its 35% stake in incumbent operator Tunisie Telecom, according to a st...
Ooredoo Withdraws Maroc Telecom Bid 17 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
On June 14 2013 Ooredoo announced it had withdrawn its bid for Vivendi's 53% stake in Maroc Telecom (MT), leaving the UAE's Etisalat as the sole bidder for the Moroccan operator. Although Ooredoo and ...
Airtel Mulls Tower Spin-Off 14 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
India's Airtel is reportedly considering plans to hive off the tower assets of its African operations. This is in line with CFW's view of tower sharing in the region as operators move to put a lid on ...
Excitement Rises As Zain Inches Towards An IPO 10 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
On June 3 2013 Kuwait's Zain announced its plans to set up an Iraqi holding company, through which it will sell 25% of its Iraqi operations to the public. Listing a 25% share of Zain Iraq on the Iraq ...
Toyota's Hybrid Battery Production Anticipates Policy Shift 7 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Toyota's decision to set up a JV to produce hybrid batteries in China chimes with our view on the likely introduction of strong government incentives to promote the development of hybrid and fuel effi...
PE Groups Circle HP's MphasiS Stake 7 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Hewlett-Packard is reportedly preparing to sell its 60.5% stake in its Indian IT services unit, MphasiS. Although BMI expects the sale will pique the interests of local IT companies seeking to augment...
Brownfield Interest In The North Sea Remains Strong 7 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
TAQA's acquisition of BP's assets will extend its position in offshore UK south into the Central North Sea. It also supports our view that despite the North Sea's maturity, its fields remain 'safe' as...
TI Spin Off Plans Could Shape Market Future 6 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Telecom Italia (TI)'s board has approved the proposal to spin off its fixed telecoms infrastructure assets into a separate company. The move aims to help the company pay down its EUR28.8bn debt with s...
The Rise Of The 'Redback' 6 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
The internationalisation of the Chinese currency continues to snowball. Beijing's 'yuan plan' to promote the renminbi as a bona fide reserve currency has seen it make reform after reform. And the offs...
