Alibaba revenue up 34pc as Covid-19 fuels online spending | Malay Mail

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SHANGHAI, Aug 20 — Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba today reported solid 34 per cent growth in revenue for the April-June quarter in the latest sign that the coronavirus, rather than hurting the company, had actually helped. Hangzhou-based Alibaba said revenue — a key measure of the internet...

Alibaba today reported solid 34 per cent growth in revenue for the April-June quarter. — Reuters pic

The coronavirus, which emerged in China late last year, hammered the Chinese economy, causing a historic 6.8 per cent contraction in the first quarter of 2020. Profit jumped 124 per cent in the quarter to US$6.7 billion , due mainly to gains in equity investments, it said.

 

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