Securing the Needed Spectrum to Drive Africa's Mobile Economy
[New Times] Exponential growthof mobile services has transformed the lives of millions of people in Africa, and demand for mobile shows no signs of slowing. According to the latest GSMA research,...
View ArticleFacebook is launching a satellite to expand Internet access in Africa
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it would launch a satellite in partnership with France's Eutelsat Communications to bring Internet access to large parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The satellite, part of...
View ArticleGSMA WELCOMES BALTIC GOVERNMENTS’ COMMITMENT TO HARMONISING SECOND DIGITAL...
(Source: GSMA - GSM Association) London: John Giusti, Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, commented on the outcome of the Baltic Sea Summit regarding the Second Digital Dividend (700MHz band), which...
View ArticleChina’s economic growth declines to six-year low
BEIJING: China’s economy decelerated in the latest quarter but stronger spending by consumers who are emerging as an important pillar of growth helped to avert a deeper downturn. The world’s...
View ArticleExtreme poverty could cease to exist in 15 years
The number of people living in extreme poverty will dip below 10 percent of the global population before the year is over, according to the World Bank, marking one step closer to the goal of ending...
View ArticleRussian economy slumps 4.3pc
MOSCOW: Russia’s economy shrank 4.3 per cent in the third quarter this year, the government said on Monday, as a recession caused by low oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine continued to take...
View ArticleEx-Aussie spinner Kline dies
MELBOURNE: Former Australian Test cricketer Lindsay Kline has died at the age of 81. Kline is best known as the man who faced the last ball of the first tied Test, between Australia and the West Indies...
View ArticlePakhtuns won’t accept Kalabagh Dam: Sherpao
PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said the construction of Kalabagh dam won’t be acceptable to Pakhtuns at any cost. In a statement issued here on Sunday, he...
View ArticlePunjab reforming skill development for employment generation
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has decided to reform the skills development sector and is creating a focal agency for skills development in an effort to increase the rate of employment creation in...
View ArticleWhen, If Ever, Will We See an "African Spring"?
In 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself in front of a government building, protesting the unjust confiscation of his produce cart and, on a broader scale, the rampant...
View ArticleLoan accord of $178m signed with ADB for motorway project
ISLAMABAD: The government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed on Thursday a loan agreement of $178 million for building the Gojra-Shorkot section of national motorway M-4 which includes a grant...
View ArticleWidening inequalities in Europe could curb growth
PARIS: The economic crisis exacerbated inequalities in some European countries and the effects could be felt for decades as cuts in education spending affecting a whole generation may hamper long-term...
View ArticleWorld economy on verge of tumbling into dollar recession
A STRONG US dollar combined with slowing global growth is set to plunge the world into its first outright US dollar recession since 2009, according to an analysis of International Monetary Fund data...
View ArticleThe importance of being Africa
Some years ago, a socially mobile Indian Foreign Service officer in charge of the high-profile external publicity division (XP), whose penchant for publicity of the Page 3 kind irked the then foreign...
View ArticleMega beer merger bets on the rise of African drinkers
LONDON (AP) Charles Kwara and his friends sit around an earthenware pot, sipping a frothy gray drink through long straws as laughter fills the Charismatic Club in the slums of Kampala, Uganda's...
View ArticleNEW GSMA REPORT SEES NORTH AMERICA LEADING GLOBAL ADOPTION OF NEW MOBILE...
(Source: GSMA - GSM Association) October 27, 2015 Press Release Operator Investment in 4G Networks Driving Huge Data Growth Across Region with High Smartphone Usage; Mobile Industry Contributing...
View ArticleAdjust policies to fight slow growth, IMF tells Africa
JOHANNESBURG: The IMF on Tuesday called on sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world’s fastest growing regions in recent years, to start adjusting policies in line with new economic realities of slowing...
View ArticleiPOP calls for consultation with all stakeholders on cyber-crimes bill
QUETTA: The Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan (iPOP) has urged the government to consult all stakeholders about the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill, 2015. “Civil society organisations and IT...
View ArticleLess poverty in Africa but numbers remain stubbornly high
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Poverty has slightly eased in sub-Saharan Africa over the past 20 years but the population boom means the numbers living in extreme conditions remains stubbornly high, a World...
View ArticleInfant, 8 other Gypsies die in mobile home fire
DUBLIN: Irish police say nine people, including an infant, have died in a fire at a mobile home camp for Ireland’s native Gypsies. Detectives say they...
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