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The Sharing Economy: A driver for e-commerce in Kenya and Africa

By Standard Reporter | 10yrs ago

NAIROBI, KENYA: According to a report by Price WaterHouse Coopers (UK), global revenues generated by the growing phenomenal that is shared economy or peer to peer (P2P) business is predicted to be worth $335bn by 2025.

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