Although Malawi is one of the world’s least developed countries, GDP growth has been strong in recent years, with the exception of 2012 when growth fell to 1.9%. GDP growth recovered in 2013, reaching 5.2%, and was expected to have increased to 5.7% for 2014. Telcos have been affected

Mongolia possesses a liberalized and competitive telecoms market served by multiple competing players and an incumbent operator that no longer holds a dominant share of its market. Operators have focused on expanding network reach and capacity to support the growing popularity of fixe

Telecom services in Lesotho are managed by a privatized national operator, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL). There is effective competition in the mobile sector between South Africa-based Vodacom and ETL, though mobile market penetration remains below the regional average. Fixed-line tele

Iraq’s telecommunications sector began on a positive note in 2015 with the roll-out of 3G services by the three major mobile operators – Zain Iraq, Asiacell and Korek Telecom. In addition, it was indicated by the Iraqi Commission for Media and Communications (CMC) that a proposal for

Lebanon is home to a growing technology sector, complete with local start-up incubators designed to provide seed funding and mentoring to technology entrepreneurs. To address the infrastructure issue, a number of start- up hosting locations have emerged with the support of the governm

There has been considerable energy and turmoil in Indonesia’s telecom sector over the last decade or so. Growth, both in subscriber numbers and in revenues, has been strong and, more importantly, there are signs that the changes in the regulatory regime and operator restructuring are