Moving towards e-commerce
Motorbikes, vegetables, iPhones, artwork, or even land on which to build a house – a quick browse through website 7Makara.com gives the impression of a Cambodian eBay or Amazon. The difference, however, is that you can’t complete the transaction from the convenience of your bedroom. In a country where cash is king, online classified advertising websites like 7Makara stand in for e-commerce – the practice of buying goods over the internet through a middleman with credit or debit cards. E-commerce exists in Cambodia, but on a limited scale, hampered by sceptical consumers and a lack of secure processing options. … Data from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications showed that at the end of 2012, Cambodia had 27 internet service providers. Internet users in Cambodia numbered more than 2.7 million in 2012, an increase of 60 per cent compared with 2011, when there were 1.7 million users.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266208/Business/moving-towards-e-commerce.html
