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Aruba Profile
Aruba in the
Wikipedia
Aruba history, politics, map, geography, economy,
demography, full information and links.
Aruba in the CIA
Factbook
Aruba information about the economy, geography,
government,
population, communications, military and transnational
issues.
BBC Aruba
Profile
Up to date resume about country leaders,
history, main events,
map, flag, geography, news, politics and media links.
Aruba e-Government Page
The Government of Aruba portal, with many useful links.
Aruba Globalis
Page
Aruba statistics for agriculture, climate, economy, education,
environment,
gender equality, health, human development, population,
technology, and water.
Telecommunications Reports for
Aruba
Caribbean Telecommunications
Market Reports - Anguilla to Bermuda
This report from Paul Budde provides an overview of the telecom
markets in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
Barbados and Bermuda. It includes information about fixed-line
and mobile operators, Internet providers, regulatory background
and state of liberalisation. See summary and table of
contents
Caribbean Telecoms Market
Overview and Statistics
Almost all Caribbean countries offer a full range of telecom
services, despite being characterised by small markets in terms
of population. Liberalisation agreements have been reached in
most countries. The major mobile players are the incumbent Cable
& Wireless and Digicel which, in June 2005, agreed to acquire
all the Caribbean operations of Cingular Wireless. The
region’s mobile subscriber base is concentrated in the
hands of these two major players, with only a few smaller
companies edging their way into the newly liberalised markets.
This Paul Budde report provides an overview of the
Caribbean’s telecom sector accompanied by relevant
statistics and a brief profile of the major players. See report table of
contents
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Broadband and Consumer E-Commerce
in Aruba
May 2006 Review
Aruba is an associated territory of
the EU. The Aruban economy is very open and is highly dependent
on tourism and offshore financial services. Most goods are
imported since there are few natural resources. An important
refinery was shut for a while but is now open again, mostly for
trans-shipment. GDP per capita is the highest in the region;
economic fundamentals are good and unemployment is low enough to
create labour shortages.
Local taxes are quite high for residents, but there is a
well-developed offshore sector which originated in World War Two
as a haven for Dutch companies fleeing the German occupation of
the Netherlands. Many financial links are to the Netherlands in
one direction and to South America in the other. The financial
and professional infrastructure is well-developed, with a Dutch
(civil law) cast. Banking, licensing, insurance and holding
companies are the main offshore sectors. The tax burden on most
offshore activities is light but not minimal. There is a Free
Zone which has successfully attracted manufacturing companies
with markets in the EU and the Americas.
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