eBay Inc. Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Government Relations, Tod Cohen, spoke at the 6^th annual European e-Commerce conference in Brussels on 18 November. At the same occasion, Tod also launched eBay’s new brochure that tells the stories of some of our European sellers and delivers their messages to European policy makers.

Michelle Leung, General Manager for eBay Marketplace Hong Kong and eBay Seller Joseph Cheung, CEO of Hot Energy Limited

Hong Kong’s eBay commercial exporters sell to an average to 57 countries, the 2^nd highest in Asia, revealed in a report released last week in Hong Kong (November 19) titled Commerce 3.0: Enabling Hong Kong Entrepreneurs.

eBay Inc. was pleased to host an engaged delegation of Polish government officials and business executives, in town for US-Poland Innovation Week, at headquarters last week. The group of 28 experienced the company’s new and emerging technologies during a tour of eBay Inc.’s Innovation Showcase and participated in a discussion about how cross-border trade enabled through eBay Inc. platforms is helping Polish businesses of all sizes succeed locally and globally.

Technological progress and globalization have had a profound impact on shaping the industrial landscape of the global economy. The transition to service economy and the digitalization of business activities have blurred the boundary between nations and between manufacturing and service industries.

This week in New Delhi, eBay India Managing Director Latif Nathani met Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. During their meeting, they discussed the prospects of the growing ecommerce industry in the country and how that will benefit India’s economy. Nathani explained that eBay alone  has 50,000 sellers on its platform, of which 15,000 sell across the globe.

Minister for International Trade and Industry, Malaysia, Dato Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed presented with eBay Inc’s APEC study

eBay Inc. welcomes the new European Commission, led by President Jean-Claude Juncker, which took office this week. The expectation is that the digital economy will feature prominently across policy priorities. President Juncker’s Political Guidelines have correctly identified the need to make better use of the great opportunities offered by digital technologies, which know no borders.

Last week, PayPal Turkey, along with the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) announced research into the economic opportunities of cross border trade for Turkish small merchants and the Turkish economy. The study, entitled 'E-exportation in Turkey: Opportunities and Challenges' was released at a press conference by Rupert Keeley, PayPal’s Senior Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and TEPAV’s Director of the Board Durmus Yilmaz.

This week, eBay Inc.’s Director of Global Public Policy and Head of eBay Inc. Public Policy Lab for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Hanne Melin partnered with Dan Ciuriak, Director and Principal at Ciuriak Consulting Inc., and penned a blog post entitled “Promoting Small Business Utilisation of Market Access under the Mega-Regionals”.