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By Yousef Saba<\/strong>
DUBAI: E&, the UAE telecoms group formerly called Etisalat, is looking to expand into new markets in Africa, Europe and Asia and in areas outside telecoms such as financial technology as its seeks to drive growth, its CEO told Reuters.
The company is exploring a range of possibilities, including potential joint ventures, acquisitions and listings of subsidiaries, though it would want to retain control of all its units, Group CEO Hatem Dowidar<\/a> said in an interview.
\"While telco is a good business, and we're still focusing on telco - as for us it is the money-generating cash cow - the long-term growth needs to be through expansion,\" Dowidar said.
\"In the telco space, we are looking at geographic expansion,\" he said, exploring markets in Africa, Europe and Asia with room for growth, political stability and strong regulations. He did not name any specific target markets.
The group has separated its business into consumer services-focused e& life, e& enterprise to provide digital services to government and business, and telecoms arm Etisalat, which Dowidar said is the world's seventh largest by market capitalisation.
It has also set up e& capital to drive acquisitions and mergers.
Dowidar said a breakdown of how much each unit contributes would be shared with investors \"in a few months.\" Total revenue growth at e& was 3% in 2021, while e& enterprise grew by 17%, he said, adding he expected growth to accelerate.
\"We are preparing a few more announcements soon in Egypt,\" as well as Pakistan, he said. The announcement in Egypt will be related to the fintech sector, he added.
The firm is open to potential deals with other large telecoms providers, he said. He did not expect any to enter the UAE, where the government holds controlling stakes in the two telecoms providers, due to high penetration and already high-quality internet speeds and service.
\"Given e&'s ambitions highlighted in the new operating model, we may consider raising debt if a suitable inorganic opportunity materializes,\" a representative said.
Whether popular internet-calling applications like WhatsApp - which have long been blocked in the UAE - will be allowed is up to regulators, he added. WhatsApp and others were allowed at Dubai's Expo world fair.
\"We are ready for whatever is in the market ... at the end of the day, these applications, they all use data. It might decrease our voice usage, but it will increase our data usage,\" Dowidar said.
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阿联酋的e看起来在电信等领域扩张,包括通过并购
“虽然电信是一个很好的生意,我们仍然专注于电信——对我们来说,这是救摇钱树——长期增长需要通过扩张,“Dowidar说。
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迪拜:e,阿联酋电信集团原名Etisalat希望扩展到新的市场在非洲、欧洲和亚洲以外地区电信和金融技术等作为其寻求推动经济增长,其CEO告诉路透。
公司正在探索各种可能性,包括潜在的合资企业,并购和上市的子公司,虽然想要控制所有的单位,集团首席执行官景象Dowidar在一次采访中说。
“虽然电信是一个很好的生意,我们仍然专注于电信——对我们来说,这是救摇钱树——长期增长需要通过扩张,“Dowidar说。
“在电信领域,我们正在考虑地理扩张,”他说,探索市场在非洲、欧洲和亚洲的增长空间,政治稳定和强劲的规定。他没有说出任何特定的目标市场。
集团分离业务到消费者侧重e生活,e企业向政府和企业提供数字服务和电信部门Etisalat Dowidar称是世界第七大市值。
它还建立e资本收购和合并。
Dowidar崩溃表示每个单元会做出了多少贡献与投资者分享“在几个月。”Total revenue growth at e& was 3% in 2021, while e& enterprise grew by 17%, he said, adding he expected growth to accelerate.
“我们正在准备一些公告很快在埃及,”巴基斯坦,他说。将宣布在埃及fintech相关部门,他补充说。
公司是开放的潜在交易与其他大型电信供应商,他说。他不指望进入阿联酋,政府持有控股权的两个电信服务提供商,由于已经高渗透、高质量的互联网速度和服务。
“鉴于e的野心强调在新的运营模式,我们可以考虑提高债务如果合适的无机机会实现,”一位代表说。
流行的网络电话应用程序是否喜欢WhatsApp——一直封锁在阿联酋——监管机构将被允许,他补充说。WhatsApp和其他人被允许在迪拜的世博世界博览会。
“我们准备好了一切市场……在一天结束的时候,这些应用程序,它们都使用数据。这可能减少使用我们的声音,但它会增加我们的数据使用,”Dowidar说。
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