Some 300 thousand retail traders in Tunisia should join the electronic payment system, especially as electronic payment terms and procedures, as well as laws, are available," said director of e-commerce development at the Trade Ministry Khabeb Hadhri. He added, during a workshop on cross-border e-commerce, organised Wednesday in Tunis by the Ministry in collaboration with the Commercial Law Development Program (U.S. Department of Commerce) that the number of traders adhering to the two electronic payment systems "click toPay" and e-dinar reached 1,900 in 2018. Hadhri pointed out that the turnover of e-commerce had reached 225 million dinars with 4 million electronic transactions in 2018. He affirmed on the occasion of this workshop aimed to examine the various laws related to cross-border e-commerce, that Tunisia has a great potential for institutions active in the traditional and agro-food industries that export their products via e-commerce networks. He asserted the Ministry's willingness to support this trend and to ensure the presence of Tunisian enterprises on e-commerce platforms, through the implementation of several projects, including the "Easy Export" project aimed to promote the exports of small and medium-sized enterprises through the postal network and to strengthen the positioning of Tunisian enterprises on the international market.

Sporting goods giant Nike named a new CEO on Tuesday to take over from Mark Parker, who will continue to lead the company's board of directors. John Donahoe will replace Parker as president and chief executive officer effective January 13, Nike said in a statement. Parker said Tuesday the change was part of Nike's efforts to accelerate the "digital transformation" of the company Parker said Tuesday the change was part of Nike's efforts to accelerate the "digital transformation" of the company's business. Parker, who has served as CEO for more than a decade, and as chairman, president and CEO since 2016, will become the board's executive chairman, working closely with Donahoe, Nike said. Donahoe currently is president and CEO of ServiceNow, a tech services firm, as well as a member of Nike's board, a position he will retain after the transition. Parker said the change is aimed at using technology to boost the company's output and efficiency and pointed to Donahoe's "expertise in digital commerce, technology, global strategy and leadership," which "make him ideally suited to accelerate our digital transformation."