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The Walmart-Amazon War: Can Brick-and-Mortar Shops Win the Battle?
The competition between Walmart and Amazon represents a global battle between brick-and-mortar businesses, such as traditional hypermarkets, with e-commerce.
For now, Amazon has the upper...
Digital Economy Could Reap Huge Benefits for Middle East and North Africa
The universal adoption of digital technologies in countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) would reap huge socio-economic benefits, amounting to hundreds...
The Journey to the Center of the EconoVerse
Finally, the imbecilian with fake IQ, dance with cryptolians to celebrate super success of economies. The chimpanzees laugh. This is where digitized heavens enter...
Unleashing the Benefits of Digital Transformation for Palestinian Economic Growth
Despite progress, the potential of the digital economy in the Palestinian territories is not fully realized, says new World Bank report. The Palestinian Digital...
Laying the integrated infrastructure foundation for an inclusive digital economy and society
Authors: Aida Karazhanova and Vadym Kaptur
During the current economic crisis caused by COVID-19, there was a decrease of investment in ICT infrastructure due to...
Can e-commerce help save the planet?
If you have logged onto Google Flights recently, you might have noticed a small change in the page’s layout. Alongside the usual sortable categories,...
Tech Start-ups Key to Africa’s Digital Transformation but Urgently Need Investment
The World Economic Forum’s latest report, “Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa” analyses the challenges Africa faces in...
Closing the Cyber Gap: Business and Security Leaders at Crossroads as Cybercrime Spikes
The global digital economy has surged off the back of the COVID-19 pandemic, but so has cybercrime - ransomware attacks rose 151% in 2021....
The entrepreneur helping Middle Eastern women enter the digital economy
Mona Ataya, a Palestinian-Lebanese entrepreneur based in the United Arab Emirates, runs the largest online marketplace for mothers in the Middle East. In recognition...
New Project to Support the Emergence of a Digital Economy in Djibouti
The World Bank today approved a US$10 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s program for the poorest countries, in...