9 October 2019
Moscow, Russian Federation (9 October 2019) — Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), a global digital commerce company, MegaFon, a pan-Russian operator of digital services, Mail.ru Group (MAIL), the leading internet and IT company in Russia, and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, announce the completion of the joint venture transaction to integrate Russia’s key consumer internet and e-commerce platforms and launch of a leading social commerce joint venture in Russia and the CIS, which will operate in compliance with local data protection regulations.