Kerala in spotlight at WEF as a promising destination for responsible investment Minister P Rajeeve opens Kerala Pavilion

Trivandrum / January 21, 2026

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21: Kerala Pavilion at the 56th annual summit of World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Switzerland, is in spotlight, showcasing the state as a responsible and future-ready destination for knowledge-based industry and a host of sustainable trade and businesses.

State Industries Minister Shri P Rajeeve, leading the five-member Kerala delegation to the event, opened the state’s pavilion in the India section at WEF, where leaders from the government, business, civil society and academia have converged to engage in forward-looking conversations on global economic issues, besides exploring possibilities of collaborations.

“Kerala, India’s Gateway for Global Business” is the state pavilion’s theme, aligning well with the theme of this edition of WEF- ‘A Spirit of Dialogue.’

Dr A Jayathilak, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala; Shri APM Mohammed Haneesh, Additional Chief Secretary (Industries & Commerce), Shri M A Yusuff Ali, Chairman and Managing Director, Lulu Group International, and Shri P Vishnuraj, Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) were present.

“Kerala is the right place for responsible investment and for knowledge-based industries. We have consistently maintained our top position in ease of doing business and has become a fast-mover in industrial development,” Shri Rajeeve said, after opening the pavilion.

The state is focussing on responsible investment, particularly on 22 sectors and a set of mega sectors which include renewable energy, electronics, IT, medical devices manufacturing, tourism and new technologies, he said.

Based on the government’s transformative policies, the state is building its economic development on the firm ground set by outstanding achievements in social development including education and health care. Recently, Kerala also made history by eradicating extreme poverty, the Minister added.

Shri Yusuff Ali, billionaire and leading investor from the state, said the biggest asset of Kerala is its young generation, the educated, professional, intelligent and intellectual young boys and girls. Kerala is also number-one in tourism, besides health care and a lot of other attractive areas where big investments would be coming, he said.

WEF  is the right place to showcase Kerala’s huge potential since investors from all over the world are gathering at the event along with geopolitical leaders, policy and decision makers, intellectuals and professionals, Shri Yusuff Ali added.

Since the opening of WEF, Shri Rajeeve also had a series of meetings with several industry and business stakeholders gathered at WEF, during which he highlighted state’s future-ready industrial and trade ecosystem and invited them to visit the state to build win-win collaborations.

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