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UNCTAD’s Ecommerce Week 2021 will be Concentrating on Asia

Jul 11, 2021 |

The UAE and UNCTAD have agreed on the first Middle East/Asia Ecommerce Week (see below). In its recent studies UNCTAD points out that African online shopping has increased by 18%…

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UNCTAD Report Shows that Electricity Is not Reaching the Poorest

Jul 11, 2021 |

UNCTAD calculations show that more than half the people living in Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) lacked access to electricity in 2019. This is equivalent to some 570 million people without…

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Miscellaneous

Jul 11, 2021 |

Clipping the Social Media Giants’ Wings Readers may have seen that the first USA case against Facebook on unfair competition failed before a federal court last week. We reported some…

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Major Changes to SA’s Online Payments – Welcome 3DS 2.0

Jul 11, 2021 |

Over the next few months, most card schemes will require payment platforms and retailers to migrate to the new standard, 3DS 2.0. The shift to 3DS 2.0 is connected to…

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SA’s Cybercrimes Bill is Passed into Law

Jul 11, 2021 |

Following the signing into law of the Cybersecurity Act in May, the President has now signed the Cybercrimes Act into law. These new laws provide SA with the legal wherewithal…

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