E-commerce

Across the world the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the shift from bricks-and-mortar retail to e-commerce. However, the pivot to digital has been especially rapid in Argentina, by both regional and global standards. A number of structural factors have facilitated robust e-commerce growth, including high rates of internet penetration, smartphone ownership and financial inclusion, and the recently promulgated Knowledge Economy Law will be conducive to the continued development of the online marketplace. Although e-commerce will remain dynamic in the near to medium term, its ability to live up to its potential will be constrained by deficiencies in macroeconomic policy writ large.

12/02 - IDC prevé que el crecimiento del comercio electrónico supere el 24 por ciento en la región a lo largo de este año

13/12 - Las ONG’s reunidas en Buenos Aires alertan sobre el tráfico de datos, “el nuevo petróleo”

El presidente ejecutivo del gigante del comercio electrónico chino Alibaba, Jack Ma, destacó hoy martes en Buenos Aires el crecimiento del comercio electrónico en China y subrayó que ello se vio posibilitado porque Beijing creyó en los emprendedores.