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Telefónica's exit and the América Móvil purchase

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The record of foreign investment: real cases11-casos.md
Domain
Foreign investment, in figurescasos-inversion
Room
Economy/economia
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On 24 January 2019 América Móvil announced the purchase of Telefónica's Guatemalan operation for US$333 million, which it later folded into Claro. The useful contrast for an investor is that the parallel sale of Telefónica El Salvador (US$315 million) failed on regulatory obstacles, while the Guatemalan one did close. The source is Wikipedia (secondary) and the amount was verified in the audit of 19 August 2026; it still has to be checked against América Móvil's material-event filing or the Spanish securities regulator (CNMV).

The research is written in English; quoted figures, source names and the titles of legal instruments stay in the language their source published them in.

Figures

Price of Telefónica's Guatemalan operationWikipedia (en), Telefónica
US$333 millionannouncement 24 Jan 2019
Telefónica El Salvador sale (failed)Wikipedia (en), Telefónica
US$315 million2019

Caveat

secondary source (Wikipedia); to be checked against América Móvil's material-event filing / the CNMV

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