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Kenyan Appeals Court Unblocks Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom

Kenyan Appeals Court Unblocks Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom
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Telecom Kenyan Appeals Court Unblocks Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom Kenya’s appellate court overturned a ruling that halted the National Treasury’s plan to sell a 15% stake in Safaricom Plc, East Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator, to Vodacom Group Ltd. The court of appeal decision follows an application by the Treasury to unblock the $2 billion deal to fund its budget deficit and finance infrastructure projects. Kenya’s high court ordered a temporary halt to the deal in March.

Telecom Kenyan Appeals Court Unblocks Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom Kenya’s appellate court overturned a ruling that halted the National Treasury’s plan to sell a 15% stake in Safaricom Plc, East Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator, to Vodacom Group Ltd. The court of appeal decision follows an application by the Treasury to unblock the $2 billion deal to fund its budget deficit and finance infrastructure projects. Kenya’s high court ordered a temporary halt to the deal in March. [Image text:] Safaricom CLUSIVE STORE ROPEM Safaricom Ropem Telcom MEPESA mPESA
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