{
  "id": 18630,
  "url": "https://techcabal.com/2026/08/11/mtn-profits-iran-investment",
  "title": "MTN expects profits to fall up to 30% as Iran investment takes a hit",
  "summary": "MTN’s underlying earnings are expected to rise by up to 23%, but a write-down on its Irancell investment, compounded by hyperinflation and foreign exchange losses, is dragging reported earnings lower.",
  "authors": "Phathisani Moyo",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "finance-investment",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-11T16:49:16.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-12T05:10:43.828Z",
  "source_slug": "x-techcabal-africa",
  "source_name": "TechCabal (Africa)",
  "source_homepage": "https://techcabal.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18630",
  "original_url": "https://techcabal.com/2026/08/11/mtn-profits-iran-investment",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}