On Monday 21st June, Moody’s held a webinar where they focused on the Sub-Saharan Africa telecoms sector.  Moody’s Senior Analysts Lisa Jaeger and Dion Bate shared their views on the growth prospects of telecoms operators in Sub-Saharan Africa against increasing sovereign risks.  Also discussed was a peer comparison between two prominent independent mobile tower operators in Africa: IHS Holding Limited and Helios Towers plc. 


During the 45 minutes 
Our views on why the strong growth of the telecommunications sector in many Sub-Saharan African countries will continue
The plans telecom companies have, for investing in network capacity and speed to absorb growing demand
The sovereign risks across Sub-Saharan Africa impact telecom companies' credit quality
Outlined the opportunities for growth in Africa for international telecoms companies


Speakers from the Corporate Finance Group 
  • Mario Santangelo, Associate Managing Director (Moderator)
  • Dion Bate, Vice President - Senior Analyst
  • Lisa Jaeger, Assistant Vice President - Analyst

Following the commencement of TRIM in 2016, there are has been a multi phased approach to the ECB’s TRIM exercise. As we are gearing up for a year of further TRIM exercises and transitioning to review of wholesale and low default portfolios, Moody’s would like to host this webinar to provide:

  1. Further insight to the challenges in the market thus far
  2. The common themes across Europe
  3. Remediation and best practice approaches

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