--- title: Government eyes Ethio Telecom stake sale next month - Developing Telecoms description: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance is reportedly looking to sell off a stake in state provider Ethio Telecom next month. canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/10033-government-eyes-ethio-telecom-stake-sale-next-month.html language: en-GB date: 2020-09-24T16:50:47Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/10033-government-eyes-ethio-telecom-stake-sale-next-month.html. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1914 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/10033-government-eyes-ethio-telecom-stake-sale-next-month.html. 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