Sudanese President meets Zain CEO

Sudanese President meets Zain CEO

Communications 1/24/2010 5:53:00 PM

(With photos) KHARTOUM, Jan 24 (KUNA) — President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir met here Sunday with Chief Executive Officer of Zain Group Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, discussing cooperation between Sudan and Zain as well as the local economic scene in Sudan.

A statement by Zain-Sudan revealed that Al-Barrak’s three-day visit to the country included some high profile meetings with Al-Bashir and other senior Sudanese officials.

Al-Barrak stressed that Zain had achieved a lot since its establishment here in 2009, revealing that Zain-Sudan seeks to increase its clients by 50 percent leading to an income increase by 45 percent and net profit increase of 37 percent.

Al-Barrak called on Zain-Sudan employees to continue their dedication to the company to expand and develop telecommunications here, concluded Al-Barrak.

Zain has commercial presence in 23 countries with over 13,000 employees providing Mobile voice and Data Services to over 71.8 million active customers as of 30 September, 2009.

Its area of operations included seven countries in the Middle East, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon (as mtc touch), and Sudan.
And in 16 countries in Africa including Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. (end).

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