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Egypt could block Orascom's Vodafone bid

31 May 2010

Egypt's telecoms regulator has said it will not allow Orascom Telecom to buy a stake in Vodafone's Egypt unit if the deal gives Orascom management stakes in two competing firms, Reuters has reported. "As a basic principle, we would not allow any entity to have a major stake in two (competing) mobile companies," a telecoms official, who asked not to be identified, said.

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