MTN’s business in Ghana, the mobile operator’s fourth-largest market, grew earnings by more than a third in the three months to end-March. Ghana has been a steady growth driver for MTN, which has had to contend with economic and regulatory troubles in its three largest markets — Nigeria, SA and Iran.  The West African nation accounts for about 9% of MTN’s total revenues, and is the network operator’s largest mobile money market by subscribers.

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