Alibaba to Focus on E-Commerce in Rural China

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Dec 21, 2014 | Alibaba, China, E-Commerce | 0 |

The Alibaba Group announced that it has signed agreements with provincial governments in China’s western region, Xinjiang and Gansu, to promote the use of e-commerce amongst small- and medium-sized businesses.

Alibaba will work with local authorities to assist with the digitisation of government and public service sectors there. The group will also set-up verticals on some of its key platforms, 1688.com and Taobao.com, to promote products from the two countries.

Source: Business Strategies Group Hong Kong – www.bsgasia.com

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