AR Rahman says 'Welcome to Mumbai' as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos arrives in the city, see pic

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been making headlines for his 3-day visit to India in which he has anunced e-commerce giant's future plans with ir consumers in Indian subcontinent. Bezos arrived in city earlier on Thursday evening and was welcomed by Oscar-winning Indian music composer AR Rahman as he shared a photo of himself with Jeff Bezos through his Twitter account. Bezos is scheduled to attend a mega event on Thursday evening which reportedly includes a fireside chat in presence of many Bollywood celebrities.

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An event kwn as SMBhav focussing on small and medium businesses in India had been organized keeping Bezos' visit in mind. business summit was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on January 15 and 16. Jeff Bezos even posted a selfie with Senior Vice President of Amazon India, Amit Agarwal and crowd that participated in summit.

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On his arrival in India on January 14, Jeff Bezos paid his tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. He also showed off his kite-flying skills with a group of children on occasion of Makar Sankranti. Updates of same were shared by Bezos through his Instagram account.

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Big plans for India

Meanwhile, Amazon has anunced its plan to invest $1 billion in India to “digitally enable” micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and traders across India. Bezos made anuncement while speaking at company’s inaugural Amazon SMBhav Summit in New Delhi. Asserting his commitment to being a long-term partner of India, Bezos added that initiative will use Amazon’s global footprint to create $10 billion in India exports by 2025.

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