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telecommunications sector remains dominated by a small number of companies. In addition, the antimonopoly policy is perceived to be weak … bottlenecks. Fixed telecom prices have remained largely unresponsive to changes in demand over the last eight years. Moreover …, prices for both mobile communications and fixed broadband are higher in the DR than in peer countries. Following the World …
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COVID-19 created a dynamic shock to the international tourism industry, with the related health concerns and travel …), which are highly dependent on tourism receipts, have small domestic tourism markets, and rely on international air … World Bank undertook consumer market research on three key European outbound markets …
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early 1970s, in turn accelerating the price increases that peaked in 2008. Further exacerbating the demand and supply … global economic downturn relieved most of the demand-side pressures and induced sharp price declines across most commodity …
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This technical note is intended to contribute to understanding of how to leverage open source software (OSS) for global public goods particularly in resource-constrained environments. The aim is to enable a more deliberate approach to building information systems that can serve as a global...
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World Bank in response to a specific request from the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology …The Telecommunications Sector Assessment Note in the Palestinian territories is a knowledge product prepared by the … (MTIT) to assess the performance of the telecommunications sector, identify specific issues and make recommendations for …
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Myanmar has experienced a series of total and partial internet shutdowns since the military coup in February 2021. These restrictions have varied in intensity across the country and over time, ranging from the complete shutdown of all wireless broadband services and nightly shutdowns of fixed...
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One important barrier to insurance markets that are more inclusive is the necessity to better understand the needs of low-income and other un- and underserved populations. These people are not currently clients of insurers and are difficult for insurers to reach through normal operations. As a...
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demand for tourism products delivered by and based in local communities in Africa. If demand is better understood, supply can …
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Bangladesh has maintained its robust growth performance. Exports and remittances have been buoyant. Agriculture had bumper harvests. Overall inflation has slowed as decelerating food inflation offset a pickup in non-food inflation. Monetary expansion has been short of target as private sector...
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