Which banks are advising MTN and Vodafone in their Ethiopian telecom license bid?
According to several sources consulted by Jeune Afrique Business+, the two candidates for a new telecom license in Ethiopia are assisted by different banks.
07/05/2021 at 17h12, by Africa Business+
The MTN Group, backed by the Chinese Silk Road Fund, is working with US investment bank JP Morgan, while the Vodafone consortium (made up of Safaricom, Vodacom Group, CDC Group and Sumitomo Corp) has retained UK bank Standard Chartered.
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