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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

In Indonesia, the number of web users jumped from 55 million in 2012 to 125 million in 2015. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. Indonesia is also expected to become a major player in the e-commerce market. The market is there.

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Top 10 eCommerce Companies in Singapore

Vinculum

Lazada was one of the first leading eCommerce sites in Singapore, with operations beginning in 2011. eBay generates money through various sources, including listing and valuation fees, service costs, contractual service expenses, lead-referral commissions, and other sources. Monthly Traffic Estimate: 8,000,000.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

Contagion (2011) Despite being released nine years earlier, the synopsis for this movie sounds eerily similar to the COVID-19 pandemic—which is probably why this film has recently garnered attention. A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 Nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels.