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Telefónica makes another Hispam withdrawal: pockets $380m Ecuador deal

Spanish group secures another wadge of cash to pay down debt by completing a sale of Telefónica Ecuador to regional peer Millicom. While Telefónica cannot get out of Hispanoamérica fast enough, Millicom is bulking its regional business up and out, talking up Ecuador as a “high potential market” with “solid” macro fundamentals.