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Investment

GSMA urges East Africa - cut taxes and raise government revenues

Industry News - Investment

Tuesday, 20 March 2007 01:00

East Africa and Rwanda came out badly when Deloitte published its report on mobile taxation rates. The GSMA, which commissioned the report, has now released more details of how and why Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania can create low-tax regimes...

Turkey, Tanzania top mobile ownership tax table

Industry News - Investment

Thursday, 01 March 2007 16:26

Financial analyst Deloitte has revealed the countries whose rates of taxation, direct or indirect, on mobile communications are the highest in the world. Heaviest tax is in Turkey, where the taxation rate as a cost of mobile ownership is over 2.5 times the global average. Deloitte's report, commissioned by the GSMA, is summarised in this critical review...

Intel invests US$300 million into Vietnamese ICT

Industry News - Investment

Friday, 05 May 2006 01:00

Intel's decision to invest US$300 million to build a semiconductor chip assembly and test manufacturing factory in Ho Chi Minh City is set to inspire a new wave of foreign investment in Vietnam' s information and communication technology sector...

M-Commerce boosts commerce, replaces cash

Industry News - Investment

Monday, 20 February 2006 21:33

The proliferation of mobile communications in developing countries has the potential to bring a wide range of financial services to an entirely new customer base, according to a new report commissioned by the Information for Development Program (infoDev) in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the GSM Association...

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