Orange for the third quarter 2013, in Africa and the Middle East, revenues grew 4.1%: stakes and opportunities.

In a consecutive manner, Orange has generated encouraging results in Africa and the Middle East. Compared to France where revenues fell 4.9%, the rest of Europe, revenues were down 2.7%, impacted by a 10.1% decrease in revenues in Belgium. However, in Spain, revenues rose 6.9%, led by the growth of the customer base and sales of mobile handsets. Regarding Africa and the Middle East, the good performances were led by Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Guinea and Senegal.
The Group continues the reduction of costs and acceleration in high-speed broadband investment.

Connectikpeople may recall that, in the Enterprise segment, revenues fell 7.2%, reflecting the impact of price reductions during contract renewals and the European economic backdrop, which remains difficult.

The Orange Group announced 232.5 million customers at 30 September 2013, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%. This comprised net additions of 1.1 million customers generated in the third quarter from mobile contract offers, principally in the European countries.