Electronic commerce in Latin America tripled its activity during 2020 and in Venezuela its growth was "close to 2,000 %, that is, it increased its activity 20 times", as confirmed by the figures published by the Venezuelan Chamber of Electronic Commerce, Cavecom.
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"This…
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This was reported by the application through a…
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OPEC…
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This is clear from the latest Cisco Talos quarterly report, which ranks…
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