Retail is a major contributor to GDP and employment, and India is expected to be the third largest consumer market by 2030, after China and the US. Yet, the trade is undermined by difficulty of doing business. The Centre’s retail policy could change things. Mint explains:
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The major economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines — are linking their QRs for the 18 million intra-regional tourists who spend around $19 billion annually. Assuming that it is able to capture 15% to 20% of transactions, ASEAN QR would facilitate $4 billion in consumer expenditure and inspire the rest of the world, according to the Boston Consulting Group.
A move toward integrating disparate apps so that one day a single QR will work anywhere in the world should lead to a vast open loop in which even the smallest of businesses can go cashless and accept funds from any customer, local or foreign