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09. March 2010 Agroterra announces its UK launch The Hispanic leader with over 650 thousand visits per month has exported its winning business model to the British market.

04. March 2010 Nicaragua needs legal framework for e-commerce It could give a boost to trade, according to the Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce.

04. March 2010 Zapatero, Merkel open CeBIT 2010 with Spain as partner country This is recognition of the achievements of the Avanza Plan and of its continuation with the Avanza2 Plan.

26. February 2010 Shopping by Mobile Will Grow to $119 Billion in 2015 Europe is expected to outpace the US by the end of 2010.

25. February 2010 New ITU report shows global uptake of ICTs increasing, prices falling Sweden tops ICT ranking for the second year in a row.

25. February 2010 comScore Releases Top Online Classifieds Sites in Brazil OLX Posts Exceptional Growth to Take Lead in Classifieds Category

23. February 2010 Electronic commerce in Spain confirms upswing According to the CMT, it grew by 13.2% more in the third quarter of 2009 than in the same period in 2008.

18. February 2010 Major growth in Latin American electronic commerce The splendid results in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are largely responsible.

18. February 2010 e-Commerce increasingly popular in Guatemala Guatemalans purchase an average of 85,000 packages a month through the Internet.

17. February 2010 Call for submissions now open for 12th edition of the Internet Awards 2010 Organized by the Users' Associations of the Latin American Community of Nations, they recognize the best of the Internet each year.

16. February 2010 Some 32% of all e-commerce owners are under the age of 35 The Oxatis study shows that e-commerce represents an opportunity to create jobs and expand internationally.

16. February 2010 Laura Ashley looks to electronic commerce for growth in Spain, Portugal There are already over 2,200 clients registered in these two countries.

15. February 2010 Belgium needs more eCommerce pages Number of transactions rose to 8.4 million, up by 31% on year before.

15. February 2010 How to use eMarketplaces to find stimulus opportunities Six suggestions from our emarketplaces' expert, Sabra Easterday.

04. February 2010 Monster Unveils its New E-Commerce Site It is designed as a Fully Customized HR Portal.

01. February 2010 Electronic commerce to double in China in 2010 It is expected to reach €70 billion.

27. January 2010 Argentina to present draft law to govern eCommerce and Internet contents The bill has already been finalized and is being reviewed by lawyers for Google, Yahoo and Mercadolibre.com, among others.

26. January 2010 Spain ranked ninth in the world for electronic administration According to the eGovernment Readiness report carried out by the United Nations, Canada has the third position and Norway is in fifth place.

25. January 2010 France looks to prevent online fraud French Parliament members on Wednesday passed a bill that would make it possible to stop "problematic" sellers charging clients before providing their product.

25. January 2010 Merchants Rate Ecommerce Marketplaces Ruby Lane, an online antiques mall, was rated the best by respondents across all criteria.

22. January 2010 2009 Ends on Record High for Online Retail in UK Sales up 17% compared to December 2008.

20. January 2010 LinkedIn, most important social network for businesses The statement was made by an analyst at the interactive agency SF Interactive Performance.

20. January 2010 Alibaba: Second-Hand Goods May Be Sweet-Spot for Online Sellers Searches of second-hand products were 113 higher than one year earlier.

19. January 2010 Miguel Sebastián says new EU ICT strategy must include Digital Single Market One of the objectives of the Spanish Presidency is to put forward a European Charter of User Rights, to promote the new-generation networks and to reinforce security.

18. January 2010 Colombia top country in Latin America, Caribbean in electronic commerce Chile is in second place, according to the United Nations report.

14. January 2010 e-Commerce in Argentina to grow 25%-30% with user maturity Nearly 26% of all Internet users in the country shop online.

13. January 2010 Facebook creates team for electronic commerce The social network promotes the possibilities of online sales offered by the platform and creates a specific team for that function.

12. January 2010 Collins Stewart to expect worldwide ecommerce to grow 14% in 2010 In the report Internet and Software they say that eCommerce will reach $509.5bn this year.

11. January 2010 Third-Party Sellers Welcome on New Sears Marketplace Multiple sellers of the same item are allowed on the site.

08. January 2010 The next wave: 'social commerce' Joe McKendrick wrote to SmartPlanet an interesting article about this new trend on eCommerce World.