$58 million in e-commerce in Guatemala

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Guatemalan internet users spend $58 million shopping online in 2007, according to a study on e-commerce (B2C) in Latin America presented by VISA and carried out by América Economía Intelligence.
This increase is greatly due to economic growth, technological advances, an increase in the number of credit cards and changes in consumer habits.

Source: elperiodico.com.gt

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