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...Launches in countries including India, Afghanistan, Romania, Albania and South Africa failed to work and the service was closed down....
...bring mobile coverage to countries ranging from Iran — where it was unsuccessfully sued by a Turkish rival, Turkcell, over claims that it secured its mobile licence in the country corruptly — to Syria and Afghanistan...
...MTN performance has also been hit by conflict and instability affecting its operations in Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria, and it is grappling with rising competition and weakening local currencies in its African...
...As chief executive, Mr Nhleko oversaw the group’s expansion across the Middle East, with its operations stretching from Iran, its second largest market in terms of subscribers, to Afghanistan and Syria....
...But its expanding footprint – from Afghanistan to Benin – has also brought its own challenges and, at times, controversies....
...But the allegations have dented MTN’s reputation and put more scrutiny on its other operations, which stretch across 22 nations, ranging from Syria and Afghanistan to Nigeria and Sudan....
...With just one deal, MTN was able to increase the number of countries in which it operated from 11 to 21 to include Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Afghanistan....
...One only has to look at some of the markets in which it operates – Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan – to appreciate that this is a group that is not afraid to march headfirst into territories most...
...MTN-branded apparel or an MTN umbrella on a kiosk in Ghana or Uganda....
...http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f806732-9f6b-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0.html MTN Says Sabotage, Attacks Hampering Nigerian Services MTN Group Ltd....
...Orascom seems an odd derisking choice: the two companies share a penchant for the “Axis of Evil” crowd (MTN has operations in Iran, Afghanistan and Syria; Orascom is in North Korea)....
...Launched in 1994, MTN commands an average 38 per cent share of 10 markets ranging from Nigeria and Ivory Coast to Afghanistan and Syria....
...It commands an average 38 per cent share of 10 markets ranging from Nigeria and Ivory Coast to Afghanistan and Syria, has more than 100m subscribers and generates 60 per cent of its revenues outside South...
...Two nearby masts from MTN and Afghan Wireless were not attacked....
...In partnership with South African mobile operator MTN, Standard Bank set up a 50-50 joint venture, MTN Banking, which launched full-service banking by mobile phone back in 2005....
...In rare examples of international companies making sizeable investments in Afghanistan, both Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates and MTN of South Africa have entered the market....
...Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan....
...MTN has 54m customers in 17 African countries, plus Afghanistan, Iran, Syria and Cyprus. It is a listed company but has close links to the Pretoria government....
...The result, after listening to both sides, is the ambivalence of Charles Mbire, a businessman who runs the Ugandan arm of MTN, the mobile-phone network....
...The deal brings MTN exposure to Syria, Ghana, Yemen and Sudan. For good measure, a greenfield licence in Afghanistan is thrown in too. MTN itself is not for the weak-hearted....
...Investcom, in addition to its franchises in Africa and Cyprus, has operations in Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen....
...Alongside five west African countries and Cyprus, Investcom is present in Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan....
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