Young people are driving an explosion of ecommerce in Bangkok and beyond

Lars Henriksson looks at how a huge expansion in ecommerce sales is set to transform Thailand's retail sector, and explains what it means for investors.

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Young Thais are glued to their mobile phones, spurring a huge increase in ecommerce

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Lars is an emerging-markets expert, with many years of 'on the ground' experience hunting down profit opportunities in Asia. Lars spent ten years living in Malaysia and Thailand, seeking out strategic opportunities, before moving to London to manage the Oracle Asia Absolute Fund. In short, Lars has real knowledge of where the opportunities in Asia are.