Greater competition in the UAE’s telecommunications industry is expected to usher in an era of increased choice and lower prices for consumers of fixed-line telecoms services, particularly high-speed...
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Economic Update | Abu Dhabi: Telecoms opens further
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Malaysia: ICT at the heart of the 10MP
22 Jul 2010
Malaysia’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector appears to be one of the big winners in the state’s latest five-year development plan. The government is preparing to roll out new...
Economic Update | Nigeria: Taking up non-performing loans
22 Jul 2010
After months of debate, the country’s House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill in late March establishing the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), a parastatal agency that will...
Economic Update | The Bahamas: Tourism recovering but worries remain
22 Jul 2010
The Bahamas’ tourism industry is showing signs of recovery from last year’s downturn, with arrivals numbers up in many of its islands. However, the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and Cuba’s...
Economic Update | Thailand: Banking barriers
22 Jul 2010
Thailand is being urged to ease restrictions on foreign participation in the banking sector amid concern that its tight controls could see the country’s financial services industry fall behind major...
Economic Update | The Philippines: New path for transport
22 Jul 2010
Though Philippine President Benigno Aquino III was only sworn in on July 1, concerns are already voiced in some quarters over the potential impact of administration’s planned austerity measures on...
