Ghana Telecom
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UPDATE 2-Ghana to double mining royaltiesMore recently, the goverment said it would review aspects of British company Vodafone's <VOD.L> $900 million purchase of a stake in Ghana Telecom in August 2008 after an intergovernmental commission said it appeared unconstitutional. In this article: Ghana, Vodafone, Exxon Mobil, Cocoa, John Atta Mills, Ghana Telecom, and AngloGold Ashanti |
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | November 05, 2009
Vodafone for talks on Ghana deal
The government committee said the price was too low, that the government did not receive an adequate return, and that Ghana should have retained Ghana Telecom's national fibre-optic cable as a strategic asset. Ghana's government has said...
In this article: Vodafone Group, Ghana, All rights reserved, Exxon, Accra, and U.S.
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Ghana Vodafone deal 'will stand'
...value for money for the sale of GT Ghana's government has said it will not revoke last year's heavily criticised sale of state-owned Ghana Telecom to the UK mobile phone operator Vodafone. The decision comes three weeks after the leaking...
In this article: Vodafone, Ghana, John Atta Mills, and UK
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FT.com - Companies | November 03, 2009
Ghana to renegotiate $900m Vodafone deal
...government committee that reviewed the deal. A review of Vodafone's acquisition last year of 70 per cent of formerly state-owned Ghana Telecom, which enjoys the third-largest share of what African telecoms groups regard as one of the...
In this article: Vodafone, Serious Fraud Office, Ghana, Revenue, Africa, and Lagos
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
UPDATE 2-Ghana says will not abrogate Vodafone deal
The committee argued the price was too low, that the government did not receive an adequate return and that Ghana should have retained Ghana Telecom's national fibre-optic cable as a strategic asset. The reassessment of the...
In this article: Vodafone, Cocoa, Ghana, National Democratic Congress, Exxon, and World Bank
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FT.com - Companies | November 02, 2009
Vodafone's Ghana deal attracts SFO interest
...Vodafone had acted entirely properly when concluding a transaction with Ghana's government in July last year to buy a 70 per cent stake in Ghana Telecom, the country's leading fixed-line phone company and third-largest mobile operator.
In this article: Vodafone, Ghana, Allegation, Vodacom, Africa, Corporate governance, and Revenue
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WSJ.com: Markets | October 27, 2009
SingTel Mulls Floating Australian Unit Optus
...have said in the past that the company is interested in taking a stake in Vietnam's MobiFone. It had also looked at investing in Ghana Telecom in 2007, but chose not to bid for it. Copyright 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights...
In this article: Optus, Telstra Corp., All rights reserved, Joint venture, Amortization, Fiscal year, Revenue, Tax, and Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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Daily Mail | October 25, 2009
Vodafone faces SFO scrutiny over Ghana Telecom after GBP450m purchase
...Alderman has instructed SFO investigators to gather intelligence surrounding Vodafone's GBP450million purchase of a majority stake in Ghana Telecom. An official SFO investigation has not been launched. African dealings: Vodafone's...
In this article: Vodafone, Allegation, Serious Fraud Office, Ghana, Britain, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt
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Reuters | October 24, 2009
PRESS DIGEST - British Sunday business press - Oct 25
...DENIES CORRUPTION CLAIMS Vodafone <VOD.L> will fight any allegations of irregularities in its acquisition of a majority stake in Ghana Telecom when an inquiry commissioned by the Ghanaian government is published this week. Vodafone has...
In this article: Chief Executive, Vodafone, Centrica, WPP, Britain, and Pandemrix
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Daily Mail | October 24, 2009
Vodafone denies corruption claims ahead of report into Ghana Telecoms deal
...October 2009 Vodafone has pledged to fight any allegations of irregularities surrounding its GBP450 million purchase of a majority stake in Ghana Telecom, when a report into the deal is published this week. The British mobile phones...
In this article: Vodafone, Accra, Allegation, John Atta Mills, John Agyekum Kufuor, and Africa
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BBC News | October 14, 2009
Ghana plays down Vodafone report
...a report produced by a committee it set up to scrutinise the sale of its telecoms firm to Vodafone. The report, seen by the BBC, said Ghana Telecom (GT) was sold to the UK-based company for less than it was worth. It said the sale of GT had...
In this article: Vodafone, Ghana, Supreme Court, Accra, UK, and BBC
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Description from Wikipedia:
Ghana Telecom is the national telecom company of Ghana. In 2006 it had around 400,000 customers for fixed and mobile telephony and internet services.
On 03 July 2008, the sale of the company to Vodafone group was announced. After the transaction closes, Vodafone will have a 70% stake in the company, while the Ghanaian government will retain a 30% stake. It is worth $900m. ==See also==
*http://www.ghanatelecom.com.gh
*http://www.gtuc.edu.gh
*http://telcommunicator.blogspot.com/2008/07/vodafone-buys-ghana-telecom.html
- Name:
- Ghana Telecom
- Type:
- Private
- Location:
- Accra, Ghana
- Founded:
- 1974
- Industry:
- telecom
- Key People:
- Nana Antwi Boasiako, CEO
- Revenue:
- US$ 1.2 billion (2006)
- No. of Employees:
- 4,000 (2006)
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