In Istanbul, the second day of operation of one of the world’s largest e -commerce exhibition WorldEF ISTANBUL 2024.
The event collected the leaders of the industry from Turkey and from all over the world.
The Global Communication Partner of the Forum is the Anadola agency.
The exhibition will be held in the Istanbul district of Enikapa from June 6 to 8.
Speaking at one of the event panels, the general director of Alibaba.com in Europe Gigi Shen said that the company began to carry out its activities in a small apartment in 1999. According to him, the company began as a website, and then began to expand.
“Our mission has always been supporting small and medium -sized businesses in global trade. We have switched to an electronic trade platform, and now we are moving to artificial intelligence technologies. We support a large number of small and medium -sized enterprises around the world,” he said .
Shen noted that the number of small and medium -sized businesses in the field of e -commerce in Turkey increased from 39 thousand to 60 thousand, and then up to 100 thousand
“Small and medium -sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey is very stable and smart. That is why the SME in Turkey has great growth potential. Alibaba will always follow local rules and local laws. Thus, it overcomes geopolitical uncertainty or crises. This is the only This is the reason that we came to Turkey.
In turn, the former Minister of Technology of Great Britain Ed Weizi said that Istanbul is among the innovative cities such as London, Paris and Berlin. “In addition, you are leading in the world in the field of e -commerce. Turkish gaming companies have great influence around the world. Food delivery companies are gaining momentum,” he said.