China and Senegal sign memorandum of understanding on e-commerce cooperation

During the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Senegalese Minister of Trade and Small and Medium Enterprises Aminata Assom Diatta signed the "Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Senegal Trade Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises on E-Commerce Cooperation (referred to as the "Memorandum")
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According to the Memorandum, the two sides will strengthen policy communication, support enterprise cooperation, promote market prosperity and import and export trade of high-quality specialty products through e-commerce, encourage exchanges of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, and explore cooperation in fields such as mobile payment and logistics services.
, carry out digital skills training and joint research, promote local cooperation, and provide more development opportunities and space for small, medium and micro enterprises in the two countries
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China and Senegal established a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016, and Senegal is the first West African country to sign a cooperation document on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" with China
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In recent years, China-Serbia economic and trade relations have shown a good momentum of accelerated development, and the two countries have broad prospects for e-commerce cooperation under the "Belt and Road" framework
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The signing of the "Memorandum" will expand the cooperation between the two countries in the field of digital economy and further promote the sustainable and stable development of bilateral economic and trade relations
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