Meg Whitman encourages Indian entrepreneurs to trade globally on eBay
Meg Whitman, president and CEO, eBay Inc, on her first visit to India reiterated her confidence in India's growing e-commerce market.
Meg Whitman stated, "India's booming economy is fuelling the growth of the Internet and especially e-commerce."
Highlighting the Indian entrepreneurial spirit, she added, "The changing consumer behaviour and growing adoption of internet will help to create more opportunities for young Indian entrepreneurs in the online world both in India and around the globe."
Meg Whiitman and Gautam Thakar, country manager, eBay, India addressed the Indian media at a briefing in Mumbai.
Gautam Thakar said, "We are delighted to see Indian sellers leverage the eBay platform to sell apparel, jewellery, handicrafts & stamps to thousands of buyers worldwide. In fact, an Indian seller sells an item to a global buyer every 9 minutes."
eBay India (formerly Baazee.com) is a 100% subsidiary of eBay Inc and was acquired in August 2004. eBay India has a thriving 2 million strong community of buyers and sellers from 240 cities in India. Thousands of sellers trade across cities in India and to countries worldwide.
Today, eBay India is one of India's biggest online trading communities on the Internet where anyone can sell or buy almost anything.
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