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Thailand: Lagging e-commerce spending inches up

E-commerce spending in Thailand has inched higher, but is still lower than the global average. Thailand’s average e-commerce spending per user for consumer goods is US$248 (7,782 baht), compared with the global median of $833 (26,141 baht), according to a study by social media management platform Hootsuite and global agency We Are Social. Some 52% […]

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Thailand ‘on digital transformation fast track’

By 2021, digital transformation will add an estimated US$9 billion (Bt282 billion) to Thailand’s GDP and increase the growth rate by 0.4 per cent annually, according to a business study released on Tuesday. The research, “Unlocking the Economic Impact of Digital Transformation in Asia-Pacific”, was produced by Microsoft in partnership with IDC Asia/Pacific. The study […]

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Cambodia: Garment sector still plagued by truck bans

The garment industry’s gridlock due to a crackdown on illegal trucks continued through the Chinese New Year, potentially prolonging a crisis that members of garment and trucking associations have said threatens their industries. An open letter released on Wednesday by the Garment Manufacturer’s Association in Cambodia (GMAC) claimed the crackdown had affected more than half of the […]

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