Facebook Today (22nd April 2020) announced an investment of Rs 43,574 crore to pick a 9.9 percent stake in Reliance Industries Limited's wholly-owned subsidiary, Jio Platforms, the largest foreign direct investment for a minority stake in India.
Concurrent with the investment, Jio Platforms, Reliance Retail Limited and WhatsApp have also entered into a commercial partnership agreement to further accelerate Reliance Retail’s New Commerce business on the JioMart platform using WhatsApp and to support small businesses on WhatsApp.