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Airlines drop as Delta cuts outlook for pricing-power gauge

  Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. cut its forecast for a key revenue figure after fares failed to rebound as quickly as the company had expected. Airline stocks fell. Passenger revenue for each seat flown a mile — a closely watched measure of pricing power — will be flat this quarter, the Atlanta-based carrier said in a presentation. That marked ...

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Vodacom Tanzania begins IPO as MD sees acquisitions, mergers

  Bloomberg Vodacom Group Ltd.’s Tanzanian unit will begin an initial public offering on Thursday, the first in a series of listings expected on the domestic exchange that may spur mergers and acquisitions, Managing Director Ian Ferrao said. The company plans to raise 476bn shillings in an offering of 560mn shares at 850 shillings each, according to a prospectus issued ...

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Etisalat Nigeria in talks over missed payments on $1.2 billion loans

  LAGOS / Reuters Etisalat’s Nigerian affiliate is in talks with local banks to renegotiate a $1.2 billion loan it took out four years ago to expand its network in the country after it missed payments, a senior executive told Reuters. Ibrahim Dikko, vice president for regulatory affairs at Etisalat Nigeria, said Etisalat missed payments due to an economic downturn ...

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