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Despite fierce competition in a crowded market, Saudi Arabia’s telecoms sector should see continued growth, driven largely by the expanding mobile internet and fixed broadband segments, according to recent reports from local investment groups. The Kingdom’s tech-savvy, high-income, younger generation, in particular, is earmarked to play a major part in boosting spending on data services and related products.

Despite slowing growth and expectations of a widening current account deficit this year, investors do not appear to be shying away from the Turkish economy, particularly as the easing of political tensions is likely to yield an upgrade in the country’s investment ratings.

Competition on call-pricing packages continues to be a major feature of the South African mobile market, although data services are taking on an increasingly significant role this year, one that is expected to grow in the short to medium term.

Following GDP growth of 2.8% in 2012 according to IMF numbers, up slightly on 2011, Jordan is working to maintain similar expansion this year, despite a drop in foreign grants and a simultaneous rise in its energy bill.

Después de haber introducido una serie de medidas destinadas a mantener la apreciación del sol bajo control, las autoridades en el Perú están considerando otras formas de reducir la fuerza de la moneda, incluyendo el pago por adelantado de la deuda nacional.

The Kingdom’s stock exchange is to see its first new listing for 2013, with a green light for telecommunications firm Zain Bahrain to launch an initial public offering (IPO). Analysts are likely to follow the float with keen interest as it could serve as an indicator of how far confidence has returned to the Kingdom’s capital markets.