{"id":2493,"date":"2022-03-20T08:53:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T08:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2022-03-20T08:53:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T08:53:59","slug":"ethiopia-postpones-plan-to-privatise-state-own-telecoms-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2493\/ethiopia-postpones-plan-to-privatise-state-own-telecoms-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia postpones plan to privatise state-own telecoms firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".183vm63i1ra.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6234c945980bea49f4b7d204.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">A plan to partially privatise <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?s=Ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a>\u2019s state-own Ethio Telecom has been put on ice.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".183vm63i1ra.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6234c945980bea49f4b7d204.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">The decision to postpone was taken because of &#8220;fast-moving macroeconomic changes&#8221; at home and abroad, the finance ministry said.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".183vm63i1ra.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6234c945980bea49f4b7d204.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">With 52 million subscribers recorded last year, Ethio Telecom has one of the largest mobile phone customer bases on the African continent.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".183vm63i1ra.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-6234c945980bea49f4b7d204.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">It has been the sole provider of telecom services in Africa\u2019s second most-populous state, though a consortium of international providers, led by Safaricom, is expected to join the market next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plan to partially privatise Ethiopia\u2019s state-own Ethio Telecom has been put on ice. 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