Can e-commerce facilitate the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa

Within the new strategic orientation of ECA, which is focused on evidence-based policy research analysis, this policy brief aims to highlight some of the policy considerations regarding the role of e-commerce in the growth of SMEs in Africa. It was initiated to correspond to the recent support extended by the Commission to member States, particularly to Ethiopia and the Gambia, in the area of e-commerce facilitation for the growth of SMEs.