Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation at World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation at World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

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Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation at World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will lead the Indian delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos from 22-25 May.

The WEF will also be a platform to project India as an attractive investment destination in view of its robust economic growth and stable macroeconomic indicators.

Indian Delegation to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos

The Indian Government delegation would include Mansukhlal Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Housing besides Chief Ministers and senior ministers of six states, viz. Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana along with senior officials. A number of senior industry leaders including Hari S. Bhartiya, Amit Kalyani, Rajan Bharti Mittal, Ronnie Screwvala, Salil S. Parekh would also be participating in the (World Economic Forum) WEF deliberations.

World Economic Forum: 50th anniversary

This year coincides with the World Economic Forum’s 50th anniversary and 35 years of the Forum’s collaboration with India which would provide an opportunity for India to showcase its unified presence including the centre and states.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal in the United Kingdom

Union Minister Piyush Goyal, will also be visiting the UK on 26-27 May 2022 to hold discussions with UK Government and Businesses on the progress made in FTA negotiations and the way forward. During the Summit Meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and the UK, the two leaders had set the timeline of Diwali 2022 for finalization of the FTA between the two countries.

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Formation of WEF: January 1971
• Founder of WEF: Klaus Schwab
• Purpose of WEF: Directly influencing global agendas & decision making, lobbying for public-private cooperation
• Headquarters of WEF: Cologny, Switzerland
• Executive Chairman of WEF: Klaus Schwab
• Formerly called of WEF: European Management Forum