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Locanto Classifieds Expands to 10 New Countries

01-19-2010 12:16 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software

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Locanto Classifieds

Locanto Classifieds

Locanto launched its classified sites in 7 Latin American and 3 English speaking countries this month, offering its free classified ads portals to 38 countries and over 1000 cities around the globe.

Jan 18, 2009 – Locanto announced the expansion of their local classifieds sites to ten new countries: Jamaica, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates are now available in English, and in Latin America, the Locanto classified sites (http://www.locanto.com/) are accessible in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, El Salvador, and Panama. With this expansion, Locanto is meeting the high demand for online classifieds sites in more locations as expressed by users.

The Locanto sites offer local classifieds with the conviction that classifieds services should be fast, simple and free to the public.

“We are expanding Locanto in new countries to meet the growing demand of our users in these young and dynamic markets,” says Klaus Gapp, CEO and founder of Yalwa (http://www.yalwa.com/), the German startup company behind Locanto Classifieds. He adds: “Our international team with its cultural and professional diversity is well equipped to accommodate our new communities.”

With the latest additions, the Locanto Classifieds sites are now available in 38 countries worldwide.

About Locanto: Locanto is a free to use local classifieds site that aims to cater to local communities around the globe. Locanto is operated by the German startup company Yalwa.

About Yalwa: The local Internet company Yalwa offers two local websites based on the philosophy that local web applications should be free, trusted and easy to use. Yalwa, a free business directory and Locanto, a free classifieds site are both offered in 38 countries worldwide, covering five different languages (Dutch, English, French, German, and Spanish).
Currently, the Yalwa websites reach more than five million unique visitors per month.

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Press Contact:
Ms. Saghar Tawakol
Manager Corporate Communications
press@locanto.com
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www.locanto.com
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