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MTN forecasts stronger growth in H2

2013-08-14 09:22:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) MTN Group reported a 9.8 percent increase in revenue for the first half of 2013 to ZAR 65.24 billion, despite a negative impact from regulatory tariff cuts in its largest markets Nigeria and South Africa. Revenues were helped by the weaker rand versus the dollar, with organic growth at 1.9 percent. EBITDA increased 6.4 percent to ZAR 27.74 billion, and the EBITDA margin was stable at 42.5 percent after excluding the profit from tower sales in Ivory Coast and Cameroon. Group subscribers increased 6.5 percent year-on-year to 201.5 million at the end of June. At the end of July, the mobile operator recorded a total of 200 million subscribers after adjusting for the 3.2 million disconnections in Nigeria related to the mandatory subscriber registration programme there, which closed on 30 June. Group depreciation increased by 19.0 percent as the group accelerated its capex, and amortisation costs rose by 32.5 percent, driven by increased spend on software. Headline earnings per share still increased 22.0 percent to ZAR 6.54, and reported EPS was up 19.0 percent to ZAR 6.84, helped by a one-time forex effect from the reclassification of a loan to MTN Syria. MTN's capex increased 32.7 percent to ZAR 12.79 billion over the six months, as it added 2,130 2G and 1,800 3G sites in the period. MTN expects improved organic growth in revenues and EBITDA in the second half of this year. While South Africa will remain difficult, the Nigerian market should improve, and overall MTN still expects to add 21.1 million new customers in 2013. The company increased its interim dividend by 15.3 percent to ZAR 3.70 per share.

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IPC Study on North American PCB Industry Forecasts Modest Growth by Year's End

2013-08-09 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

According to 2012–2013 Analysis and Forecast for the PCB Industry in North America, PCB production should see return to modest growth by end of 2013. Modest growth is expected to continue through 2016, not just for North America, but also for world PCB production. Report contains current data and analysis covering rigid PCBs and flexible circuits separately, including: market size, sales growth, revenue trends from value-added services, material trends, revenue/employee, and U.S. ...This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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South Korea growth beats forecasts

2013-07-25 03:20:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

South Korea's economy grows more than forecast in the April to June period, boosted by a jump in domestic consumption and government spending.

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Growth plan forecasts climate change impacts

2013-07-08 03:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A Victorian Government report says Gippsland can expect an increase in extreme weather events over the next 30 years. Temperatures in Victoria are predicted increase by more than one degrees Celsius by 2030. By 2070, it could be more than four degrees warmer. That means less rain and snow in winter and overall, more flooding, coastal erosion, storm tide events and bushfire. The projections are detailed in the Victorian Government's draft Gippsland Regional Growth Plan, a document that...

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