Held at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel on the sidelines of The 5th China Products Exhibition, the event was fully booked weeks in advance and attracted over 100 small business people from all over the country. The event was an opportunity for Alibaba.com's Indian members to get together and share their experiences in international trade and e-commerce.

 

Alibaba.com is focused on helping small and medium suppliers and exporters from India promote their products to the world. It recently launched a new India channel which provides an easy and efficient platform for international buyers to source from India. This is the first time Alibaba.com has launched a country-specific channel on its international marketplace, highlighting the importance of Indian products in today's global trade landscape.

 

Brian Wong, Alibaba.com Senior Director of International Business Development and Marketing, said, "India is a priority market for Alibaba.com in 2008 and beyond. We want to become the number one online marketplace for international trade to and from India. We plan to double our Indian membership base in 2008 and are actively looking for local partners in India to help us reach more local small and medium enterprises."

 

Alibaba.com (HKSE:1688), a member of the Alibaba Group of companies, is one of the world’s premier e-commerce brands and the number one online marketplace for global and domestic China trade. We provide an efficient, trusted platform connecting small and medium-sized buyers and suppliers from around the world. Our international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) focuses on global importers and exporters and our China marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) focuses on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Together our marketplaces form a community of more than 24 million registered users from over 200 countries and regions.

 

 

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