Bharti eyes early closure of $9bn Zain deal
New Delhi, April 28, 2010
Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile operator, expects it could have early closure of its $9 billion deal to buy most of Kuwaiti Zain's African operations, Akhil Gupta, a director, said on Wednesday.
Bharti had struck the deal in March to buy the telecoms operations in 15 African countries and expects to become the world's No 5 mobile firm. – Reuters