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kenyas safaricom annual pretax earnings jump 59 ethiopia losses shrink
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AI insight
AI-generatedSafaricom's strong earnings growth and narrowing Ethiopian losses signal improving profitability in Kenya's telecom sector. The planned stake sale to Vodacom indicates potential foreign direct investment and consolidation. Impact is Kenya-specific, affecting telecom services and mobile money (M-Pesa) revenue lines.
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- Safaricom EBIT rose 59% to 153.9 billion shillings ($1.2 billion) for year ending March.
- Service revenue grew 11% to 414.1 billion shillings.
- Net income increased 67% to 99.7 billion shillings.
- Ethiopian unit losses narrowed to 30.1 billion shillings from 61.1 billion shillings.
- Kenyan government plans to sell 15% stake to Vodacom for ~$1.6 billion, pending regulatory approval.