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E-Commerce, Digital Industrialization, and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
… that MSMEs currently face when attempting to engage in e-commerce, such as lack of affordable Internet access and … Senior Researcher, Third World Network, Geneva … E-week 2018 … E-Commerce, Digital Industrialization, and Micro, …
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India's digital services exports hit $83 million says new survey
… meeting of the Intergovernmental Expert Group on E-commerce and Digital Economy was the ideal place to exchange …
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Global efforts needed to spread digital economy benefits, UN report says
… Alibaba is estimated to have close to 60% of the Chinese e-commerce market. These companies are aggressively … distribution of the main global platforms in the world, 2018 Source: Holger Schmidt ( …
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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
… and production, renewable energy use and comprehensive e-waste management. The digital economy’s growing … 2015 and 2023, reaching an estimated 121 TWh. Between 2018 and 2022, the electricity consumption of 13 major data … alt=""> E-commerce has surged, with online shoppers growing from fewer …
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The Netherlands and UNCTAD sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
… areas of work: investment for sustainable development; e-commerce and the digital economy; and good governance for … Palais des Nations from 22–26 October. … UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2018/036 … The Netherlands and UNCTAD sign Strategic …
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Digital Economy for Development - A European Strategy
… as an enabler in achieving the SDG’s by deploying e-Government, eCommerce, e-Health, e-Education, e-Agriculture … around 300 million euros on de-risking guaranties. E-Commerce is an important element for using digitalisation to … Group Questions and answers, if time allows. … E-week 2018 … Digital Economy for Development - A European Strategy …
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Women digital entrepreneurs in francophone Africa make their mark
… serial entrepreneur from Côte d’Ivoire, is revolutionizing e-commerce in her country and beyond. Ms. Assirou runs a … billion raised in equity by African tech startups in 2018, according to a report by Partech Africa . The …
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World leaders, top CEOs to make global push for sustainable investment
… World Investment Forum (WIF) and the first-ever Asian E-Commerce Week to be held in Abu Dhabi from 6 to 10 December … Accra (2008), Xiamen (2010), Doha (2012), Geneva (2014 and 2018), and Nairobi (2016). About the eCommerce Week This …
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Analytical Tools for E-Trade: Examples from South Asia and Beyond
… for assessing the conditions of the different elements of e-trade and identifying relevant policy actions. The team … aspects of e-trade, including digital entrepreneurship, e-commerce of goods, IT services and their link with GVCs. The … Kati SUOMINEN, Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group … E-week 2018 … Analytical Tools for E-Trade: Examples from South Asia …
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Invest in small business and reap big rewards
… businesses here operate in survivalist mode. UNCTAD’s 2018 Least Developing Country report finds that while 70% of … the Alibaba Business School, which aims to empower young e-founders in developing countries and bridge the digital … , a pan-African payment platform that enables e-commerce businesses to accept and disburse payments in cash, …