How to make the most out of working from home? Ask Indias richest man Mukesh Ambani. Even as India continues to be under lockdown and businesses have their wings clipped, Ambani attracted a ?43,574-crore investment from Mark Zuckerberg. Facebooks 9.99 per cent stake in Reliance Jio is the largest foreign direct investment in Indias tech sector.
#BREAKING | Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 cr, largest FDI in India’s tech sectorhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/facebook-buys-9-99-stake-in-reliance-jio-for-5-7-billion/articleshow/75283735.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 croreFacebook will invest Rs 43,574 crore, largest FDI in India’s technology sector.economictimes.indiatimes.com7057:15 AM – Apr 22, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy254 people are talking about this
The deal with Facebook will empower Jio Mart, Jios new commerce platform, to connect with over 3 crore kirana stores with the help of WhatsApp, Facebooks messaging platform. Mukesh Ambani issued a video statement saying JioMart and WhatsApp will help small Indian kirana shops to digitally transcat with customers in their neighbourhood, facilitating fast delivery of day-to-day items. He ended the address wishing everyone good health, and stating that Corona harega, India jeetega.
Full Statement: RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani on #RelianceJio–#Facebook deal
“#Coronavirus haarega, India jeetega,” says Ambani, emphasising on his and Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment towards Digital India@facebook buys stake in @reliancejio for Rs 43,574 cr: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/breaking-facebook-invests-5-7-billion-in-reliance-jio-5174861.html
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In a statement, Reliance Jio said, The investment values Jio Platforms amongst the top five listed companies in India by market capitalisation, within just three and a half years of launch of commercial services. This partnership will accelerate Indias all round development, fulfilling the needs of the Indian people and the Indian economy.
Jio and @Facebook partner to create opportunities for people and businesses.#WithLoveFromJio #Jio #Facebook #MarkZuckerberg #RelianceJio #JioDigitalLife
Zuckerberg emphasised on the need to go digital. With communities around the world in lockdown, entrepreneurs need digital tools to find and communicate with customers. This is something we can help with and thats why were partnering with Jio, he said in a video statement.
#FacebookJioDeal Facebook is joining forces with a new partner in India. We are making a major financial investment to become the largest minority shareholder in Jio platforms: CEO & Founder, Facebook Mark Zuckerberg.
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Analysts say that the Facebook-Reliance deal lends confidence to Indias telecom sector and paves the way for RIL to become a net debt-free company by 2021. As of December 31, 2019, the net debt for the group stood at ?1,531 billion and with Facebooks investment, this should put RIL on course to be net debt free by March 2021, analysts at Credit Suisse said in a note.
Facebook-Reliance deal lends confidence in the Indian telecom sector and paves the way for RIL to become a net debt-free company by 2021, analysts say#telecom #Facebook #Reliance@IamPuneetW writeshttps://mybs.in/2YMUtcS Facebook investment paves way for RIL to become debt-free by March 2021According to estimates by Jefferies, the deal implies a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 4,362 billion ($57 billion) for Jio Platforms Limited (JPL).business-standard.com2110:40 AM – Apr 22, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacySee Business Standard’s other Tweets
The deal comes at a time when Facebook has been under scrutiny worldwide for not protecting user privacy and there are concerns around WhatsApp facilitating the spread of fake news. On the other hand, Mukesh Ambani is looking to reduce debt with the petroleum business facing uncertainty due to crashing oil prices. After the failure of Free Basics in India on net neutrality grounds, Mark needs to find his mojo back in the Indian market and who better to help him navigate it than Mukesh Ambani? And for Ambani, this funding will help Jio invest in technology at a time when rival operators are struggling to survive.
From #FreeBasics to stake in #Jio, #Zuckerberg gets the mojo back into #Facebooks India strategy https://trib.al/z2EYWpI From Free Basics to stake in Jio, Zuckerberg gets the mojo back into Facebooks India strategyIn October 2014, Mark Zuckerberg visited Chandauli, a village near Alwar in Rajasthan as part of his vision to get one billion Indian users connect to Facebook. Back then Indias telecom networks werethehindubusinessline.com811:20 AM – Apr 22, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacySee Business Line’s other Tweets
Conversations around data privacy, net neutrality, and fairplay are once again set to take centrestage after Facebook and Jio try to converge synergies around WhatsApp, e-commerce, and payments. Tech journalists have advised a word of caution, suggesting we must all be watchful.
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What could this mean for #Facebook + #Jio. Loads of synergies. FB failed with free basics in India now they have the biggest telco on their side. Jio pay is an outlier for whatsapp as theyve struggled with launching payments. Same holds for Jio Chat. Bad news for privacy though4
What could this mean for #Facebook + #Jio. Loads of synergies. FB failed with free basics in India now they have the biggest telco on their side. Jio pay is an outlier for whatsapp as theyve struggled with launching payments. Same holds for Jio Chat. Bad news for privacy though46:59 AM – Apr 22, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacySee Sahil Bones Gupta #stayhome’s other Tweets
2. I don’t think we have a problem as long as @TRAI ‘s #NetNeutrality regulations stay in place + @rsprasad and @narendramodi continue to support NN.
3. Real concern here is around vertical integration, which is something that competition commission needs to look into. (2/3)
4. Jio is much more powerful than in 2015. FB remains same. The government isn’t as open to public opinion on issues like privacy, encryption etc anymore. Civil society is much weaker than in 2015.
We will have to be watchful.439:06 AM – Apr 22, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy22 people are talking about this
Reliances stock price saw a surge of around eight per cent after the announcement, hitting a six-week high.
This article was first published in Arre