Coronavirus recovery: help Southeast Asia’s small businesses move online to boost economy

Despite the challenging environment in 2020, the momentum of Southeast Asia’s digital economy has clearly not been derailed. Google, Temasek and Bain recently reported that Southeast Asians spent, on average, an hour more a day on the internet during pandemic-imposed lockdowns, accessing essential goods, health care, education and entertainment. The region added 40 million new internet users in 2020 and they are here to stay. More than 90 per cent of new digital service consumers intend to…

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