Alibaba Targets India for Growth

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Brian Wong, senior director (International Business Development and Marketing) of Alibaba.com, 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."

With a membership base of nearly 300,000 registered users, India figures in the higher-ups on Alibaba's list of priority markets worldwide. The way they look at it, local partners would only help them expand their membership (the current target being 3 million small and medium businesses in the country), and better serve local customers...

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