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FEATURED SAMENA TRENDS

The Working Group has developed connected, nearly all in low-and middle-in- and ensure their contribution to achieving
a five-part framework and four core come countries (LMICs). the SDGs.
recommendations for all stakeholders
to play their part in enabling MSME A priority should be MSMEs in these
connectivity. countries –key drivers of the economy and Greater adoption of digital technology and
providers of employment –most of whom participation of MSMEs in digital trade
Acceleration of digital connectivity has do not fully leverage digital connectivity to brings important economic benefits, drives
been in progress since the recent global run their businesses and engage in trade. the demand for digital capacity and in turn
pandemic. The good news in 2021 was Increasing access and capability to use improves the business case for further in-
that the number of digitally connected digital channels and tools could be one of vestments in infrastructure: a virtuous cy-
individuals rose sharply. However, there the most powerful mechanisms to boost cle that can accelerate the expansion and
is an urgent challenge to connect the un- the resilience of small businesses in LMICs improvement of connectivity.

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