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The intricacies, impact and opportunities of e-commerce for trade and development
… is impacting our economies is through growth in e-commerce. According to UNCTAD’s latest estimates, global e-commerce sales in 2018 amounted to $25.6 trillion, up 8% over 2017. A growing …
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Global e-commerce hits $25.6 trillion - latest UNCTAD estimates
… E-commerce sales hit $25.6 trillion globally in 2018, up 8% from 2017, according to the latest available … According to the UNCTAD analysis , the estimated 2018 e-commerce sales value, which includes business-to-business …
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Developing countries and trade negotiations on e-commerce
… (WTO) are currently negotiating trade rules on electronic commerce (e-commerce) under the so-called "Joint Statement Initiative … 1.5 billion people shopped online, an increase of 7% from 2018. The pandemic has further accentuated the shift towards …
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eCommerce Week 2018: Development Dimension of Digital Platforms
… E-commerce continues to grow in the global economy. According … 2017 Information Economy Report , the value of global e-commerce increased to an estimated $25 trillion in 2015, up … events organized throughout the entire Week. … E-week 2018 … eCommerce Week 2018: Development Dimension of Digital …
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6 things to know about women in e-commerce
… for the new initiative. According to Pitchbook , in 2018, start-ups in the US with only female founders took a … Week in April in Geneva, Switzerland, leading women in e-commerce came together to discuss how to change the women in …
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Malaysia's E-Commerce Performance
… Malaysia's E-Commerce Performance … non_official_document …
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National E-commerce Strategy for Egypt
… Egypt last year launched a new National E-commerce Strategy. The strategy was developed in cooperation … Director, DHL Express Egypt Photo Gallery … E-week 2018 … National E-commerce Strategy for Egypt … meeting …
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Solomon Islands and Vanuatu gear up for e-commerce
… by UNCTAD of their readiness to benefit from electronic commerce. Part of the eTrade for all Initiative , UNCTAD … timber and mining can be supplemented with strengthened e-commerce-enabled sectors such as agriculture, fisheries and … of 98% of the population covered by a mobile signal by 2018) and trade facilitation on top of a favourable …
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Measuring the value of e-commerce
… Measuring the value of e-commerce … non_official_document …
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Madagascar calls on UNCTAD to assess its e-commerce readiness
… a Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment in the second half of 2018. While global growth in offline trade has been stagnant for several years, online commerce has been booming, with sales jumping from $16 … where less than 5% of the population is on the internet. E-commerce has started to take root in the Malagasy economy, …