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5. DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AND,
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGIES IN BOLIVIA

Which is the progress the provision of electricity,
and what are the current mobile telephony and
challenges? internet, a payment service,

LEADERSHIP As it has been previously and, it contemplates the

SHOULD BE seen, one of the ways to participation from several
promote or accelerate the different players.
IN INCLUSIVE
fulfillment of the SDG,
DIGITAL FINANCE, For example, in
as it has taken place in
BECAUSE IT December 2019, Bolivia
many different scenarios,
CAN HAVE THE had approximately 11.5
are the Information and
SAME IMPACT AS million mobile phone
Communication Technologies
MICROFINANCE. lines registered with three
(ICTs). A glance regarding
the situation of Bolivia is competing operators. Data
presented in the study also show that 9 out of 10
concerning the Ecosystem users used prepaid services,

of Digital Financial Services, because they considered that
in which it is expressed that post-payment plans were
there is significant progress, expensive.
for example, in mobile Concerning the internet, the
telephony, but, there are still ATT, during the first quarter
great challenges ahead.
of 2019 reported that 10
The ecosystem, according million connections, with
to this study, is composed that of 75% concentrated in

by basic services such as

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