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Business As Unusual – The Winners And Losers Of The Coronavirus Battle
Few could have anticipated a global pandemic that would turn entire industries upside down in a matter of weeks.Some businesses have been driven to...
As the Pandemic Pushes More Consumers Online, Small Businesses Need to Go Online
The impact of COVID-19 containment measures has brought more consumers online and subsequently urged firms, especially small businesses, to go digital, according to the...
New EU rules and guidance for a fairer online economy
The Commission publishes today a set of resources to help traders, online platforms and search engines get the most out of the new Platform to...
Digital Technologies Could Help Uganda’s Economy Recover Faster
Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, according to the latest edition of the Uganda...
Transformation of E-Commerce Businesses and their Future after COVID-19
World has witnessed an unprecedented human destruction caused by Covid-19.As on 7th July 2020, the virus has taken 533,780 lives and 11,419,529 have been...
World Bank Supports Jobs, Skills Development and Digital Transformation in Ghana
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $315 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to support job creation, skills development and digital...
Shift in Consumer Behaviour Spotlights Growing Cybersecurity Concerns
The rapid increase in cyberattacks and pressures escalating from the abrupt step change to digital prompted by COVID-19 have shifted consumer behaviour. The findings...
Making #DigitalCaribbean a Reality
Digital technologies - the internet and other tools to collect and share information digitally - are spreading rapidly. The share of world population using...
Zambia Has Good Foundation to Use Digital Tools for Economic Transformation
The Zambia Digital Economy Diagnostic, a new report developed by the World Bank, finds that Zambia is making significant strides towards the use of...
First-Time Financing by World Bank for Digital Economy in the Eastern Caribbean
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today the regional Caribbean Digital Transformation Project for a total of US$94 million for four Eastern...