The telecommunications sector posted a single-digit growth in the first quarter (Q1) 2021, as the ban on sales of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards slowed down performance within the period.
Figures from the first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Sunday show that the information and communication sector recorded a growth rate of 6.47 percent — first single-digit growth since the first quarter (Q1) 2020.
The performance in the sector was a result of a 7.69 percent sluggish growth in the…
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