MTN Uganda half-year profit up 18% on data sales, mobile money

KAMPALA: MTN Uganda posted an 18.1% rise in half-year pre-tax profit on Friday as higher data sales and mobile money revenue boosted the telecom firm.

The Ugandan unit of South Africa’s MTN Group reported a profit of 325.6 billion shillings ($90.29 million) for the first six months of 2023.