Let cross-border e-commerce be an engine for growth
31-10-2015
E-commerce – broadly defined as the use of the Internet as a platform for sales, sourcing, and the exchange of market information – will play an increasingly important role in supporting global
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economic growth. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, e-commerce’s share of total goods trade grew from 3% in 2005 to 12.1% in 2012 [Global flows in a digital age: How trade, finance, people, and data connect the world economy, McKinsey Global Institute, April 2014].