Indian telco Bharti Airtel is said to kick off IPO of $5b Africa arm in May

Indian telco Bharti Airtel is said to kick off IPO of $5b Africa arm in May

Men make phone calls as they sit on a railing with Bharti Airtel billboards installed on it, along a sidewalk in Kolkata February 1, 2013. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files

Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s second-biggest wireless carrier, is preparing to kick off the initial public offering of its Africa unit in a deal that could raise about $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

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