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One dollar investment can yield Sh1,070 in digital economy, says new study

By Esther Dianah | 1yr ago

A one-US-dollar (Sh130) investment in digital transformation can yield a $8.3 (Sh1,070) return in the country's digital economy, Huawei's Global Digitalisation Index (GDI) findings have revealed.

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