Algeria wants Orascom to exit mobile market

17 February 2010

The Algerian government does not want Egyptian group Orascom Telecom to retain its ownership of the country's Djezzy mobile phone operator, Reuters has reported, citing government and finance industry sources. A financial industry source familiar with the government's thinking has said that the government considers Orascom's way of doing business in Algeria as not in its interests.

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