Airtel Tanzania’s investment plan gets government’s nod
President Samia Suluhu Hassan (centre) listens to Airtel founder and chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, (left) during his courtesy call at State House in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. With them is Airtel Africa Group CEO Sunil Taldar (right), who accompanied Mittal on a two-day working visit to Tanzania. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN CORRESPONDENT
The government, through the Office of the Treasury Registrar, owns 49 percent of shares in Airtel Tanzania, a stake that allows it to participate directly in the company’s strategic decision-making processes.