Bharti, Wal-Mart inch closer to seal deal.

Byline: Sudeshna Sen

Jun. 28--LONDON: Bharti and Wal-Mart seem to be inching closer to finally sealing their partnership. The formal agreement is likely to be signed "as early as next month," Sunil Mittal said in London.

"There has been a delay, as there are multiple agreements and legal issues we have to deal with, but I don't see it taking longer than that," he said. "This also has had no impact on the work in progress. We are hiring people, locations are being identified and work is on through Bharti. We are also working on finalising the formal agreement