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Highlights from eCommerce Week
Day 1
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eCommerce Week kicked off today with two new eTrade Readiness Assessments for least developed countries. The reports, released today, gauge how ready Afghanistan and Bangladesh are to seize opportunities in the digital economy.
More 1,300 participants from 120 countries are gathering this week in Geneva, Switzerland, amid a new surge in global e-commerce sales, which grew by 13% to hit $29 trillion.
Yet just slightly more than 1% of all Aid for Trade development funding goes to the ICT-related projects that developing countries need to prepare for the digital transformation, raising the risk that businesses and people in these nations will be left behind.
The issue will be at the heart of this week's discussions.
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Bangladesh sets foundations for bridge over digital divide
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Bangladesh stands to capitalize on smart improvements it has made to bolster e-commerce-friendly infrastructure – provided it can deliver a strategy and better logistics.
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Afghan youth-driven IT sector has e-commerce potential
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Afghanistan’s security challenges and political uncertainty continue to impede the growth of e-commerce, but its dynamic youth-driven IT sector could help make the difference.
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Donors must step up efforts to link digital economy to development
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Donors need to step up collective efforts to help developing nations harness the power of the digital economy, officials told participants on opening day of eCommerce Week.
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