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E-commerce is changing how the world does business

Published: Aug. 10, 2017, 6:56 a.m.

b'E-commerce is increasingly leading the way in the global marketplace, taking a bigger share of world trade, creating more jobs, and pushing economic growth, but also challenging Asia\\u2019s developing economies.\\n\\nAlthough most e-commerce transactions occur in developed markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and Japan, developing countries led by those in Asia are catching up. Many are important buyers and sellers of goods and services online.\\n\\nRead the transcript:\\nhttp://bit.ly/2urmimp\\n\\nRead the policy brief, The Development Dimension of E-Commerce in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges:\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/development-dimension-e-commerce-asia-opportunities-and-challenges \\n\\nAuthors:\\nAladdin Rillo, ADBI senior economist https://www.adb.org/adbi/about/staff-profiles/aladdin-rillo\\nValdimir dela Cruz, former ADBI research associate'