{"id":123522,"date":"2014-04-21T01:17:44","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T19:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=123522"},"modified":"2014-05-03T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T09:25:46","slug":"wikileaks-south-african-ict-firm-datatec-has-operations-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-south-african-ict-firm-datatec-has-operations-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: South African ICT Firm &#8216;Datatec&#8217; Has Operations In Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;South Africa-based ICT group Datatec has acquired a 50.01% stake in India-based ICT distribution business Inflow Technologies. The stake in Inflow provides Datatec with an entry point and initial footprint in India. Inflow has a presence in nine key Indian cities and has operations in Sri Lanka and Singapore&#8221; the US\u00a0Embassy Pretoria\u00a0(South Africa) informed Washington.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_114749\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/President-Zuma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114749\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-114749\" alt=\"South African President Zuma \" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/President-Zuma-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/President-Zuma-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/President-Zuma-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-114749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South African President Zuma<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=WikiLeaks&amp;x=10&amp;y=1\">WikiLeaks<\/a><\/span>\u00a0database. The cable was written on September 15, 2008 by the US Embassy Pretoria &#8211; South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The Embassy wrote; &#8220;Datatec CEO Jens Montanana said: &#8216;India is a very large and fast growing market offering strong prospects in our sector with a lower cost of entry compared to many other developing markets and potentially higher returns and greater organic investment opportunities.&#8217; He added that investment in Inflow is another step in Datatec&#8217;s strategy to increase its exposure to the world&#8217;s major emerging markets. 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