Amazon Pours ~$1.3B Investment Into French Operations: Report
Amazon Pours ~$1.3B Investment Into French Operations: Report
E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reportedly making a significant investment exceeding €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) in its French operations, aiming to create over 3,000 permanent positions within the country.
據報道，電子商務巨頭亞馬遜公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AMZN）的巨額投資超過 €其在法國的業務中投入了12億美元（合13億美元），目標是在該國設立3,000多個常設職位。
The French presidency revealed plans for Amazon and other firms, like GSK plc (NYSE:GSK) and Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN), to unveil substantial investments during the "Choose France" event, beginning Monday, reported Reuters.
路透社報道，法國總統透露，亞馬遜和葛蘭素史克集團（紐約證券交易所代碼：GSK）和埃森哲集團（紐約證券交易所代碼：ACN）等其他公司計劃在週一開始的 “選擇法國” 活動期間公佈大量投資。
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will bolster cloud infrastructure in Paris to support France's burgeoning generative AI sector and enhance logistics infrastructure in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the report mentioned.
報告提到，亞馬遜網絡服務（AWS）將加強巴黎的雲基礎設施，以支持法國蓬勃發展的生成人工智能行業，並加強奧弗涅-羅納-阿爾卑斯的物流基礎設施。
France's growing interest in generative AI has driven demand for cloud services, with the nation emerging as an AI hub hosting promising startups like Mistral and Poolside, alongside research centers established by Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, as per the report.
報告稱，法國對生成式人工智能的興趣與日俱增，推動了對雲服務的需求，該國正在成爲人工智能中心，託管Mistral和Poolside等有前途的初創公司，還有Meta Platforms Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：META）和Alphabet Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOGL）谷歌建立的研究中心。
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Amazon's investment in France since 2010 exceeds €20 billion, with over 22,000 permanent employees engaged across its cloud and e-commerce platforms.
自2010年以來，亞馬遜在法國的投資超過 €200 億，其雲和電子商務平台上有超過 22,000 名長期員工。
Frédéric Duval, Amazon France's country manager, affirmed that the newly announced jobs supplement the 2,000 positions pledged for 2024.
亞馬遜法國區域經理弗雷德裏克·杜瓦爾證實，新公佈的職位補充了2024年承諾的2,000個職位。
A portion of the investment will facilitate the expansion of Amazon's logistics network, aiming to enhance delivery efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, leveraging its existing 35 logistics facilities in France, the report added.
報告補充說，部分投資將促進亞馬遜物流網絡的擴張，旨在利用其在法國現有的35個物流設施提高交付效率和減少碳排放。
Amazon stock has gained more than 68% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLY) and Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSE:VCR).
在過去的12個月中，亞馬遜股價上漲了68％以上。投資者可以通過非必需消費品精選板塊SPDR基金（紐約證券交易所代碼：XLY）和Vanguard非必需消費品ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：VCR）獲得股票敞口。
Price Action: AMZN shares closed lower by 1.07% at $187.48 on Friday.
價格走勢：週五，AMZN股價收盤下跌1.07％，至187.48美元。
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