Alibaba Singles’ Day smashes $25 billion sales record
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Facebook, privacy, and the impact on Pakistani e-commerce
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Asia air cargo market gets e-commerce boost as trade war yet to bite
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HNL contemplating right shares issue of Rs140 million for Hum Mart
In late February, HNL had announced the incorporation of HM as its wholly-owned subsidiary and enter the online grocery business in Pakistan
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down in one year, Zhang to become chairman
Ma, who co-founded Alibaba in 1999, is one of China’s richest people with a net worth of $36.6 billion, according to Forbes
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to retire: New York Times
Ma, who founded Alibaba in 1999, stepped down as chief executive in 2013. He currently serves as the company’s international face at top political and business events
CPEC digital information channel fully connected
'On July 13, the 2,950-kilometer-long China-Pakistan optical cable from Urumqi to Rawalpindi was fully connected and tested well.'BEIJING: The 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) digital information...
Alibaba revenue beats estimates, but investments prolong margin squeeze
April-June saw Alibaba lead a $1.38 billion investment in Chinese logistics firm ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc and commit $320 million to a Thai e-commerce project.
Alipay set to commence services in Pakistan by end-2018
Back in March, Alibaba’s Ant Financial said it would invest $184.5million for a 45 percent stake in Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB), a subsidiary of Telenor Group, to further develop TMB’s mobile payment and digital financial services
Ezbuy.com, bringing the world to Pakistani consumers
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Careem planning to spend $150 million to launch food delivery business
CareemFood will be launched in Pakistan as soon as September and then in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, other Gulf countries, and Egypt
Yayvo sales set to surpass billion rupees mark this year: Report
According to estimates of M.A Mannan, CEO TCS Holdings, 40 to 45 percent of e-commerce sales were being conducted in rural areas
E-commerce sales disappoint on occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr
As per a rough estimate, around Rs50-60 billion was spent by consumers in Karachi on Eid shopping, the city constituting 10 percent of Pakistan’s population of 207 million
Pakistan e-commerce sales set to cross $1 billion by 2020
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