Telecom

Telecom Charges in the GCC-Are they too high?

What is the structure of the telecom market in the GCC? How has it changed over the years? The telecom market in the GCC has one of the highest penetration rates in the world with 170% mobile penetration and 77% internet penetration. The large number is attributable to ever rising population in the region and increasing number of expatriates. The number of subscribers grew from 87.97 million in June 2014 and is expected to reach 100 million by 2020. There...

GCC: Smartphones storm stock market – Way To Go

If you want to trade stocks while on the move, look no further than your smartphone for help. Yes, thanks to the advent of mobile trading, you can buy and sell stocks with your smartphone, without being chained to your desktop or your laptop.   Nowadays, many brokerage firms offer mobile share trading service as a significant value addition to the client. Online stock trading removes the middleman and helps you to actively manage your portfolio. This means you have...