E-BUSINESS

20 October 2021

Along with shoppers in many countries, consumers in Kazakhstan – the largest economy in Central Asia – abruptly shifted online during the COVID-19 pandemic as social-distancing restrictions limited options for physical shopping. More

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Mexico shops online

08 October 2021

In the webinar “The E‑Commerce Route into Mexico” recently organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) Research Department, Mexican pundits were invited to elaborate on the country’s economic situation and digital market landscape after the COVID-19 pandemic and share their insights on how best to venture into the market. More

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Bright future for ‘can do’ city

07 October 2021

Delivering her annual Policy Address for 2021, themed “Building a Bright Future Together”, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam underlined Hong Kong’s role as a gateway between the rapidly digitising Mainland China and the world. More

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E-Commerce route into Central Asia

27 September 2021

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are going online marketing and diversifying into new markets, such as Central Asia. To help Hong Kong traders familiarise themselves with this region, a coming webinar will offer insights into the digital and economic landscape of Kazakhstan, the most advanced Central Asian country, and provide expert advice on securing success in the wider region. More

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Hong Kong fintech prospects beckon Korea

16 September 2021

As financial technology (fintech) grows and matures, this creates fertile ground for cooperation between vibrant, tech-savvy economies such as Hong Kong and Korea. More

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Launch-pad for planet

13 September 2021

As start-ups and small businesses proliferate and seek finance while investors look for better returns on capital, a space has opened up for equity management solutions that help unlisted firms issue and manage shares. More

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Online fast-track for SMEs

18 August 2021

Hong Kong-based e-commerce platform SHOPLINE began in 2013 with a rented desk in a shared workspace. In just eight years, the firm has expanded into a team of more than 600 people and extended its office network from Hong Kong to Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Singapore and Bangkok, becoming an international team serving more than 250,000 companies in Asia. (This story is the first in Hong Kong Means Business’s ”Powered by HSBC – Bridging the GBA” series.) More

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Jumping into market gap

17 August 2021

Just as COVID-19 appeared out of nowhere and swept across the world, some fleet-of-foot companies adapted quickly and moved to fill recently created markets. More

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Pole position for e-commerce

04 August 2021

One of the largest economies in Central Europe in terms of population, physical size and output, Poland presents attractive prospects to exporters, particularly in e-commerce. More

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Americans turn to cybermalls

15 July 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended economic activity across the globe over the past one and a half years, but one obvious beneficiary has been e-commerce which has grown in leaps and bounds as customers stay away from shops and restaurants. This change has been marked in the United States, home of the shopping mall. More

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