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Airtel Uganda reports lower 2023 pre-tax profit

A general view shows customers and employees inside a mobile phone service centre operated by Kenyan telecom operator Airtel Kenya at the Sarit Centre within the Westlands district of Nairobi, Kenya January 29, 2021

The firm, a unit of Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel, was listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) last year after a heavily undersubscribed initial public offering

KAMPALA –  Telecom firm Airtel Uganda said on Monday its 2023 pre-tax profit declined 9.8% from the previous 12 months, hurt by a surge in rental and energy costs.

The firm, a unit of Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel, was listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) last year after a heavily undersubscribed initial public offering.

It earned 426.8 billion Ugandan shillings ($108.9 million) in pre-tax profit last year.

Airtel competes with a unit of South Africa’s MTN Group in the East African country.

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