Monday 10 October 2011

UAE's Etisalat says no plans for foreign acquisitions | Reuters

Etisalat has no immediate plans for foreign acquisitions, although it recently scrapped a bid to buy a rival in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates telecoms operator's chairman said on Monday.

The former monopoly is active in 18 countries, yet about three-quarters of its revenues in the first half of 2011 came from domestic operations.

"At this stage we are not looking at any acquisitions," said Etisalat Chairman Mohammad Omran, speaking on the sidelines of a conference, adding Etisalat had yet to decide on whether to bid for Iraq's fourth mobile license, which is expected to be auctioned by year-end.

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