Amazon digitises 2.5 mn small firms in India, enables exports worth $3 bn

Amazon top executive Amit Agarwal sees a massive opportunity to empower millions of SMBs across the country

Amazon India said that it has digitised 2.5 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), enabled cumulative exports worth $3 billion and helped create nearly one million jobs in India till date. Last year at the inaugural Smbhav Summit, Amazon had announced an investment of $1 billion to digitally enable 10 million MSMEs, enable e-commerce exports worth $10 billion and create 1 million additional jobs in India between 2020 and 2025. The Jeff Bezos-led e-commerce giant said it is on track to fulfil these commitments.

“As we continue to work with small and medium businesses in our ecosystem, we remain