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A Broadband Initiative, Increasing Connectivity in MENA

Broadband is increasingly being recognized as a general purpose technology that can have wide-reaching impact on economies by transforming the way people communicate, innovate, and do business. At the Connect Arab Summit hosted by the International Telecommunication Union in Doha, March 5-7, 2012, the World Bank announced its regional initiative to improve broadband connectivity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). (read more).


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