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.
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.
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.
A new mobile operator, ntel, commenced 4G LTE services in Lagos and Abuja in early April, increasing competition in the 170m-person telecoms market.
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