<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka has attracted over 1.20 lakh crore rupees investments during the Covid 19 pandemic period. State's Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan has informed that Karnataka has become one of the top investment destinations of the country.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking to the media persons on the sidelines of Bengaluru Tech Summit yesterday in Bengaluru, he said that the state is setting up Karnataka Digital Economy Mission with the target of achieving 150 billion US dollar IT exports in the next five years. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Over 7000 start ups, e-commerce and other economy boosting companies will be promoted through the mission. The minister informed that Karnataka is looking at achieving 300 billion US dollar business from IT or IT related sectors.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During a panel discussion on the Fintech sector, Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani said that UPI payment gateway is very advanced and robust which logged in two billion transactions last month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking in the same forum, the Ambassador of France in India, Emmaneul Lenain said that there are 150 French companies in Karnataka and French City Bengaluru is home to young French and Indian entrepreneurs bringing both the ecosystems together.</span><br />''  <br />