Sri Lanka’s vibrant telecommunications industry has benefitted from two decades of market liberalisation, with five competing mobile operators driving retail tariffs to some of the lowest levels worldwide. End users and operators benefit from the country’s position as a swing point between Europe and East Asia, and its advantageous geographic location atop a host of high-capacity submarine...
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Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Sri Lanka’s investment environment is set to become more balanced, transparent and predictable, with the elections of 2015 largely heralded as a win for inclusive governance, providing a fresh five-year mandate for an administration committed to economic revolution. As the country looks to broaden its investor base, it is hoped that policy changes and plans brought in by the new government will attract the added investment needed to help the country reach its growth goals.
Thanks to business-friendly government policies implemented over the past 10 years Abu Dhabi is now home to a rapidly diversifying economy that is among the largest in the region, with GDP reaching a total of Dh952.68bn ($259.32bn) at current prices in 2014.
Economic update | South Africa to extend ICT reach
28 Apr 2016
While the expansion of mobile broadband and fibre-optic networks are driving growth of ICT services in South Africa, additional infrastructure investment will be needed to keep pace with rapidly rising market demand.
Economic update | Une nouvelle liaison fibre optique au Gabon pour accroître la connectivité du pays
26 Apr 2016
Dans le cadre de son projet d’amélioration de la connectivité numérique, le Gabon a annoncé que les travaux d’interconnexion par fibre optique du Congo au Gabon devraient s’achever au mois de juin.
Los nuevos sistemas de pago electrónico del sector bancario, que permiten a los usuarios no bancarizados realizar pagos a través de teléfonos celulares, parecen estar llenando un vacío importante en el Perú.