India’s Bharti Airtel blames Nigerian losses as Q1 Net profit drops 31 per cent

India’s largest telecom network operator, Bharti Airtel Ltd, reported a 30.8 percent fall in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday, blaming an adverse foreign exchange impact in Nigeria, although it beat analysts’ estimates.

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