How large are the Tata groups African operations in terms of revenue?
It was in the mid-1970s, in the true spirit of adventure, that the Tata group decided to venture into the southern African region. Our operations in Africa first found opportunity in Zambia in 1977, when we started Tata Zambia. Since then our operations have extended to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Namibia, Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi, Ghana and South Africa. Our focus during the next couple of years will be to extend our operations to include western Africa and the francophone countries. Our thrust in terms of our product offerings will be on automobiles, steel, chemicals, information technology, telecommunications, hotels and consumer products. Our combined turnover from our African operations is over Rs500 crore and our profit before tax is about Rs25 crore. What is the nature of the Tata investment in Africa thus far, and what are its future investment plans? Tata International has till date made an investment of Rs6.6 crore in setting up various companies in Africa. These companies, in turn
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