Kerala nets investment commitments of Rs 1,17,000 cr at WEF, Davos

Global biz leaders keen to partner with state: Minister P Rajeeve

Trivandrum / January 23, 2026

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23: Kerala has netted investment commitments of over Rs 1,17,000 crore (USD 14 bn) at the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, where the state government’s high-level delegation led by Industries Minister Shri P Rajeeve successfully showcased the state’s highly-promising industrial and business ecosystem before global business leaders.

The proposals and Expressions of Interest yielded by the outreach range across sectors such as renewable energy,Global Capability Centres(GCCs), skill development, financial services, tourism & wellness, medical infrastructure and manufacturing.

“In five days, we successfully held discussions and business meetings with many Indian and international company heads,” Shri Rajeeve said.

“As Kerala looks to diversify and scale up across traditional and new-age sectors, we are proud to announce a total investor commitment worth Rs 1,17, 000 cr (USD 14 Billion) from global investors of the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and South Africa among others”, the Minister said.

Kerala made a deep impression at the January 19-23 event where global business and political leaders converged from across continents to deliberate on pressing international issues and explore areas of cooperation.

Kerala Government’s five-member delegation to WEF, led by Industries Minister Shri P Rajeeve, presented the state’s strategic advantages as a highly promising destination before industry leaders, CEO and officials of trade and business promotion agencies from different countries.

This is for the second consecutive year that Kerala was represented by an official delegation at WEF, underscoring the government’s sustained efforts to engage with global economic forums and strengthen international cooperation.